, Jtf c $$ -M..i... ,.fi .. . .-.- THE WASHINGTON TIMES: MONDAY; . FEBRVAltY 22 iSfe. fxjF--' n rea0lunt0tt time PUBLISHED EVERT EVENING (Including Sunday) By The Washington Times Company, THE MUNBEY BtTIDINC. Pnn. ve. FRA&K A. MUNSEY, President. S. H. TITHERINGTON, Secretary. G. H. POPE, Treasurer. On Tear (Including Sunday). W.. Mx Months. II.TS. Three Monthi, We. Entered at the postoftlce at Washington. t. C, ai second cls mall 'matter. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1915. THE STATE SOCIETIES State societies in Washington rise and fall with the political tide. They are the politTcal barometers of the National Capital. During the Ad ministration of President Taft the Ohio Society flourished, and its ban quets marked the gathering of. the political solons. Today it is the Southern Society, which claims Pres ident Wilson for its own. The South ern Society will achieve its perihelion on FebruaVy 27, when it will have the most pretentious dinner it yet has attempted, and will gather around its banquet board the most distinguished officials of the Capital, who, just now, come in large num bers from the South. Meanwhile it is not too eariy for other State societies to keep a weather eye on 1916, and already they are scanning the political skies in r,nxious hope that their star is to be in the ascendancy next. CAMPAIGN OF M. A. C. Washington takes less interest in Maryland Agricultural College than that institution, only three miles be yond the District border, deserves. Optimistic plans for the future of the college were made, and its cred itable history reviewed, at a banquet Saturday night at the New Ebbitt. The school at College Park Makes rank well up among other State col leges, and its graduates have achiev ed distinction at graduate schools, and in many technical and profes sional fields. Perhaps the name .of the Maryland school has been unfor tunate. Though an agricultural course is offered, the majority of the students always have been in the academic and technical courses? Ninety per cent of the college's pupils, its last annual report shows; are from Maryland. It is a more dis tinctively State institution than any other college in Maryland. John3 Hopkins has only 20 per cent of stu dents from Maryland. But this is no reason why Washington youths should not consider the nearby school when choosing a college, es pecially when such technical and scientific work is wanted as that offered at M. A. C. Many Washing ton boys go much farther from home and fare no better. Added to the curriculum at M. A. 'C. is the military feature, common to all State colleges, and that depart ment is a growing factor in the work of these institutions. The mili tary discipline and training afforded at M. A. C. are conceded to be ev- called only by that at West Point and Annapolis. With these excellent talking points the small but active group of Wash ington alumni of M. A. C. are striv ing to bring their alma mater be fore the Washington public. They deserve the best support of educators and parents of Washington. GERMANY'S BURDEN Hunger, like water, will seek its level. When we speak of the British policy of starving Germany, we are prne to think of Germany alone, when Austria is no less concerned. It is doubtful if the Berlin govern ment would have ordered the expro priation of foodstuffs when it did had its apprehension not included the sit uation in Austria-Hungary,which is no less isolated than Germany, and which has a far less efficient admin istration for any purpose of war. Food riots in Austria-Hungary are of common report, but we do not hear of them in Germany. Austria Hungary possibly did not fill its lard ers as Germany was able by scien tific foresight to do. Germany might go on fighting for six months, pos sibly a year longer without feeling the sharp pangs of hunger, while Austria-Hungary already scents the wolf at the door. Germany swept up rich stores in Belgium and France at the very beginning of the war, and has left no bone unscraped in the parts of Poland she has over run, while Austria has lost both vast stores and Galicia by her many re verses earlier in the conflict Just as Germany was compelled to give military aid to Austria-Hungary to prevent that empire's armies from collapsing utterly, so must she also give Austria-Hungary economic assistance, to prevent a condition which would compel the house of Hapaburg tet the allies name any terms they might. Germany must see to it that not her own people alone, but those of Austria-Hungary also shall be fed. This will necessi tate the withdrawal from Germany if foodstuffs and tend to bring the two empires nearer to an economical level. But it may be taken for grant ed that Germany will respond only to the military necessities,.and that it Will be required of Austria to sup ply to the uttermost from her own resources. In ie meantime, such gates as are left open to the Teu tonic allies from Italy, the Balkans, Scandinavia, and Holland are un doubtedly taking a heavy toll, for the provisions from these sources are not inconsiderable. ' LOSS OF THE EVELYN Within perhaps twenty-four hours of the opening of the Von Tirpitr. program of ravage on the high seas an American ship, the Evelyn, has been destroyed, though fortunately without loss of life. Yet, pending a clear revelation of all the facts, it will not be assumed, and it ought not to be, that this precipitates a crisis between Germany and tho United States. The Evelyn, according to reports, was not torpedoed by a submarine. If she had been,c,either deliberately or accidentally granted that she waB not resisting search or fleeing when summoned to submit to a visit ing party it would be for the Wash ington Administration to take not only immediate but forceful act'en. But it appears that the Evelyn came into contact with a mine, as any other ship might have dones Fur thermore, there is a chance that the mine was out of its proper bearings. Now it is an affront to civilisation that 'mines have been so generally Btrewn and so negligently safe guarded that one might drift any where on the wide ocean. Nevertheless, if that particular mine floated away from the anchor age and destroyed an American ship coursing those waters in full reliance that they were safe, we mighty be outraged beyond expressior, but we should not be justified in raising the issue of a ground for war. If Von Tirpitz had never shocked civilization with his proclamation, the very thing which has befallen the Evelyn might hae happened. The technical defense against will ful responsibility will be more easily set up than broken down. Nevertheless, the fate of the neu tral Evelyn, destroyed on the open sea by a Von Tirpitz mine, will ilraw taut the nerves of the American peo ple in their anticipation of the next mishap or misdeed. It will sharpen the senses and stiffen the purpose of those in official charg-s of the wel fare, the rights, and the honor of this nation. It were better for he friendly re lations still existing between this Government and the military' ma chine of the Kaiser, that this first war zone tragedy of the American ship Evelyn should be tho last. RENO"4' COMING BACK " Reno bids fair to "come back." The Nevada legislature has passed the easy divorce bill, reviving the provision which makes only six months' residence in the State neces sary to break the tie thirt binds. The governor hasn't signed the bill yet and it is just possible that pilgrims who start for that mecca now may find that a year's residence is re quired, as under the existing law, but he who entertains such cruel doubt certainly has it in for some body. Thousands of women fought the measure, and the governor may hesitate to fly in the face of the opinion they as well as other decent opponents of the divorce mart have created, not only in Nevada, but in the nation as well. But the gover nor may find it convenient to leave me capita uiub giving tne lieuten ant governor, who is said to favor the bill, an opportunity to sign it. Then Reno will blossom again, and fatten, upon the immoral spoils that accrue from as unhebmly a market as ever was devised. Tfye country would be better off' if such a Reno never should be on the map again. PRICE OF BREAlT-AT PANAMA There is a touch of humor in the announcement from Panama that the Government commissariat there has announced a reduction in the weight of the official loaf of hiead, owing to the high cost of Hour. The business of .a government is pretty compli cated and expansive, and perhaps en tire consistency is hardly to be ex pected as among the various activi tics. Thus we note various states men and administrative officials in this country concerning themselves prodigiously about the outrage that the bakers are proposing to inflict, and talking about what the Govern ment can do to protect the people who buy from private bakers; while at Panama, where Uncle Sam is I he baker, the price is calmly advnnced because Uncle Sam is buying the flour and has no disposition to lose money on his business. The Panama plan is to reduce the weight of the loaf three ounces. That applied to the average loaf in Washington would be rather more of a price-increase than a cent the loaf. There's no use discussing it at Pan amu. The people ntilled to the privilege of buying from the tom rriissariat will have to pay the new price; or rather, to get the new and shrunken loaf. It has been tho boast of the Gov ernment managers of things on tho. zone that people were fed thtre cheaper than in tho States; and sta tistics have, been from tinio to lime produced which seemed to boar out the claim. That, of course, gives the Government commissary tho more excuse for raising prices now. There has been no effort tj make profits out of the busine&s; at least, such profits as would be necessary to keep private business going. In favor of, the Panama proclama tion it 1b to be urged that the Gov ernment loaf is as carefully btand ardized as possible; overybody buy ing it knowB what he is getting, and .everybody gets the same. The de crease of its weight is frankly an nounced, so that the public cannot complain that it is being taken un awares. If the Government, conducting its zone business as an altruistic affair and seeking no profits, finds it neces sary to reduce the loaf, there must be Borne justification for the private bakers, who like other people with out the power to levy taxes feel un der the necessity of earning a living out of their business. The truth is that when the price of wheat dou bles the price of things made from wheat has gotto go up, and dis cussion of the subject which as sumes any other view is futile. It must not be allowed to go up unduly; there must be, and-is, a willingness among the bread makers to divide their former profits with the public, as everybody' in business nowadays has to divide; but it is impossible that the elemental economics of such a situation as this can be ignored. THE CRISIS AT HAND r Germany's war zone proclamation is in force, though it does not seem to have been responsible for the loss of the American ship Evelyn. Indeed, the facts surrounding the case of the Evelyn suggest that that affair is really not the most important de velopment since the broad plan of relentless warfare with mines and submarines was inaugurated. Thus the Scandinavian countries, which have been heavy losers by mines, are reported planning to adopt the scheme of naval convoys which the United States Government has viewed without favor. These countries have no large naval estab lishments, . so it is suggested that they may convert commercial ships into naval vessels, commission them as such, and send them along as con voys. The plan seems quite as feas ible as using fighting ships, for there is no idea in anybody's mind that ships used for this purpose would be expected to fight. The Dutch are ready for every eventuality, with eyes on the border between themselves and Germany, fearful that they will presently be dragged into the war as a recruit to the cause of the allies. Italy is in a most uncomfortable frame of mind as result of Austrian naval vessels firing on Italian shipping. The whole situation seems rapidly developing toward a crisis in which the United States may at last figure in a minor role, with the European nations play ing the leading parts. Short of a general purpose of the Germanic allies to start trouble in all directions and on the biggest possible scale, it is difficult to ac count, especially, for the Austrian aggressions, in Adriatic waters. There will not be made more cases of the sort without fixing the im pression in the public mind that Germany and Austria have reached a stage of desperation in which they want all the trouble they can get, apparentlyatculating that the big ger the ruction, the more nations involved, the easier will it be for them in the end to breed dissensions among their enemies and escape with the most favorable peace terms. 'Daughter" Would Chop Down All Cherry Trees WATERKORD. Conn . Feb. 22. The Connecticut Daughters of the Revo lution are planning to steal the youthful George Washington "stuff" and celebrate the birthday of the "Father of His Countrj" by cutting down cherry trees. Cornelia Buxton Smith of Litchfield, State chairwoman of the committee on conservation, suggested the idea. In a circular letter she set forth the prop er manner in which to make the Washington cherry tree episode even mure famous. Let the men cut down tho wild cherry trees, she urges, and penult the children to burn 'em up. Tho men will get good exercise and the children will enjoy the bonfires. Ami the breeding places of the ob noxious tent caterpillars will be wiped out. "May this be so general a thing thioughout our State," the circular letter ends, "that when asked, "Who cut down the chorrj tree?' thero shall rise from evtrj farm and toadside a gieat shout, 'I did!'" Kissed, Stenographer Sues Three Railroads ATLANTA, Ga , Feb. 22 -Assertlnc that she had been caused "gre.it mental suffeililc und shock," Miss Ueneieo Lohne, i pretty youiic: stenographer, has entered hult against J. D. Pattei son, superintendent of tho Atlantic Joint Terminals. .ind his employers, tho Louisille und Nashille, the Atlantic Coast Hue, and the Atlantic and West Point railways, alleging that Patteison "foulblv and against liei will" did kiss her on the left hand News Items and Notes of Club Activities Tho William F. Hunt Chapter. No. 16, held a Valentino social after tho last business meeting. About 600 valentines were, sold to tho mambeis and their friends, tho price being the amount of postage on each package. On February 25 Hunt Chapter will entertain tho Brand oftlcers of tho order. Degree work will bo shown and a short pro gram given. The Columbia Heights Ait Club met Thursday with Mrs. M. A. Winter. Mrs. Edward Hardy won chairman for Uie day. Miss Clara Dorrls read a pa per prepared by Mrs. JolTn N. DoitIb on tho "Erie Canal." Owing to tho Ill ness of Miss Hill, Mrs. James F. Kngle gave In her stead an outllno of tho "Missouri Compromise. Mrs. William C. Foote read a paper on "Dolly Madi son." Dolly Madison's old home, now tho Cosmos Club, was' known as tho "little Whlto House." There Dolly Madison ruled when no longer mistress of 'the Whlto House as a dowager- "first lady of tho land." Those responding to the roll-call were Mrs. Robert Bare, Mrs. Edward Cle ment, Mrs. John "Dorrls, Mrs. J. Finney Kngle, Mis. Edward Hardy, Mrs. Augus tus Knight, Mrs. James McKco, Mrs. John H. Stokes, Mrs. William Turpln, Miss Elizabeth Warman, Mrs. . a. Winter. Mrs. Sarah Wolhaupter, and Mrs. James Yeomans Refreshments were served by tho-hostess, assisted by her daughter. The guests were Mrs. IS. S. Fuller. Miss Clara Dorrls, and Mrs. Tewksberry. The United Daughters of tho Confed eracy are to be In charge of a dance at tho Knlclgh on Thursday evening for tho benefit of the Confederate Me morial Home. Among those on the committee ire Mrs. Ernest K. Sasscer, Mrs. Arthur Haughton. and tho Misses Hattle Howie, Mav Little, Lucy Norton, Carollno Flanner. Dorothy Denham, Helen Klnimol, Josephine Jones, Eliza beth Cullen. and Eleanor Teag'le. The District of Columbia Branch of tho National Congress of Mothers held a meeting nt the Raleigh Inst Tuesday. In the routine of business tho commit ter gave reports, the most Important of which was that of the rdi-catlonal com mittee dealing with the phuscs of voli tional training In tho grades, given by Mrs. Anna B. Sloan. A resolution was unnnlmously parsed prodding that tho congress should hold a state convention In the spring and the dcte. place, and othei arrangements planned by the executive board Delegates from the parent teacher as sociations reMrted great activity In tl'etr organizations Mn. Iinyles, of Corbet y, revolted on a new plan for securing ertaln literature that the children want. Mrs. Burnside told of the progress made In hchool gardens and the postal savings plan In Brook land, and Momoe school sent In a le lort of completed arrangement for the diet school for motheis. Tho courso of twelvo lectures will begin vvcunestiay at 8 p m. at tho Wilson Noimnl School nnd Is to continue .on huccccdtng Wedncsdas until tho course Is com pleted. ' rounders' Day. which occurred on the da after the meeting, was ommcm morated by an address b Mrs. A. A. Blrnev. secretary of tho National Con gress' of Mothers, former president of the District branch nnd one of the members of the original board The speaker gave anecdote" of the earlv his torv of tho organization, told of the mother thought that prompted Mrs Theodore Blrnev to call the mothers of the country together in ISM nnd empha sized the Interest of r.Ms. l'hoebe SETON IS DEPRIVED DF CHIEF uCDUTIP National Council's Action Caus ed by His Failure to Become American Citizen. Ernest Thompson Seton, active In the oiganizatlon of the Boy Scouts of America, no longer holds the office of chief Bcout which he filled for live years, the national council having voted to leae that position vacant during Mr. Sc ton's absence in England. The fact that Mr. Seton took out his first naturalization papers fourteen jcars ago but has never applied for his second pnpris and become an American clt'zen, was laigrly responsible for this action, and it is probable that tho office of chlet scout will neer be revived The action was taken at the nnnu tl inciting of the national council In this city February II, but It was kept a secret until today. Still .Member of Council. It was muted at the council before the question was put to a vote that Mr. Seton had 'been consulted regarding bis position and hud agreed that it bhoilld remain vacant while he was abroad. He. is still a member of the nutlonul council, a body comprising about 10) men. Neither his member ship In that body nor his office as chief scout carried uny salary. As patriotism Is ono of the cnrdinal virtues uf tho Boy Scout, there has nlwa.s been a degree of feeling against Mr. Seton because he did not become naturalized. Ho sailed for Euglnnd on tho Lualtimia eai ly this month Whether he intends to take up arms In the pres ent war has not been learned. Organized In U. S. In 1910. Before he allied him.self with the Boy Scouts Mr. .seton controlled an oigani zatlon culled Woodcraft Indians. The Boy boouth wore oiganUed in 1903, two ygais before Gen Sir Badon-Powoll or ganized in England his Boy Scouts, but tho American organization did not be come a national institution until 1910. It wau In that year that Mr. Seton be came allied with It. He was an expert on the prlmitUo methods of the Indians. Ho could start a fire 'lth a piece of wood and a bow; he kiieu simple methods of fnshlnnlntr gourds, weapons, bed from articles likely to ie at hand in anj forest. Insane Man, 70, and Worth $150,000, Made 30 Wills WHITE PLAINS, N.V., Feb. 22 -Wilbur II. Klrkham, seventy sears old. who owns pioperty woith $150,000 In New York and Westchester county, was de clared Insane by a sheriff's )ury. A phjslclnn tentlfled that Ml. Klrk luini's brain waB affected so much that lie had only tho mental 1 1 of a boy flwi years old. and did not know that he owned much propfrl. It Is said thut he has been making two wills a year for the last fifteen year. Hearst, who financed the llrst three conventions. Dr. F. A. McKcnzle, president of Flsk University, who has recently made a survey or the recreations of Washing ton, gave a. talk on recreations and so cial centers. He declared that Wash ington Is suffering from "play starva tion," and quoted figures to prove his points. One afternoon in 'wo hours 16,000 children were under observation. Of that numbor, 58 per cent of the boys wcro violating tho law by playing ball and other games In the streets and alleys and 80 per cent of tho girls wcro playing In the streets From other ob servations, Di. McKenzle estimated that, owing to conditions In certain parts of the city, Washington has about a thousand unnecessary deaths each year, since under Improved living con ditions they would not bo likely to occur. Tho great need of Dronerly con structed and conducted dance halls was also emphasized. Following his taut, stercoptlcon views of recreational work in a number of cities were shown. Last Monday evening the Anthony League held a birthday celebration In honor of Susan B. Anthony at the home of Mrs Nanette' B. Paul. Informal talks and music made up the program, Amonir those nrescnt were Dr. and Mrs Perkins, who have recently joined the league. Mrs. PerklnB will act as chair man of the committee Working with the Congress of Mothers. Mrs. A. E. Hendlcy is giving a course of talks on the life of Miss Anthony at the league's "at homes" on Tuesdays, beginning at 3:30 in apartment jio. tne Pnrlfinr. Last Tucsrtay afternoon a vuie of thanks was tendered Mrs. K. Dtinlop for her management of a table at the District Federation of Women's Clubs benefit luncheon The first of Mrs. Edith Townc's lec tures to the class In parliamentary law waB given last Tuesday at the residence of Mrs Nanette B Paul, where tho class will meet every Tuesday at 8. This courso will be followed by one on tho principles of common law. conducted by Mrs. Paul, who Is the author of a law text book. "Tho Heart of Black stone." , The classes In Spanish and 'Esperanto continue to meet at tho Portner and In French at the Princeton Tuesday nights The Bible Study class Is con ducted bv Mrs. Paul, who Is assisted bv Mme. Mountford. The Coluuibla Historical Society held' a meeting hift Monday evening. I no principal business was tho presentation of a paper by MlssMargaretUrent Down ing on "Literary Landmarks of the Capital " She described the home of William Wirt, of Thomns Law. who wrote a num'ier of books on banking; of Joel Bnrlow, author of tho "Colum blad." nnd mentioned the houses where Washington Irlng was entertained In this cltv. In 1SC7. when he- visited Philip Van Ness at 1202 D street, until l3, when he IhHci the Kcnnels She quoted IJlckens' desrlptlon of the old Wlllnrd Hotel, and Thackeray's iccount of his entertainment bv President Fill more. The former homes of M"tloJ'. Bret Harte. Edgar Allan Poe, Mark Twain, Preicott, and John Hny were also located The old garden of the DoIIv Madison House, where Owen Meredith wrote "Lucille," and tho man sion Itself, whero Ird Bulwer LVttOn wrote the "Memoirs of Lord Palmer ston " was noted. A survey of the writers now lllng In the citv was also glen Kl the conclusion of Mrs. Dovvn IngV piper, the members of the society accori her a rlsltij; vote of thanks for her essa. The society publishes the papers read nt the monthly meetings, and the article will appear In this form In duo time. Reentcen volumes of historical data concerning the Capital" have already beon published. The Silver Lining Edited By ARTHUR BAER. What makes George's feat all the more spectacular was that there were no dictographs In thoso days. Looks as If Italy was ready to hop Into the fray. Putting periscopes on all the gondolas Like to sec George again try to toss that dollar across the Potomac Be a lot of people killed In the rush. Famine stares us In the face. Bread? Nope. Beefsteaks? Nope. Gonna raise tho price of baseball games If an American ship Is msterIously sunk In the English channel, tho Dis trict Commissioners .are getting pre pared to enjoy the blame. CFT UAB.ft2 "War ain't no romance. Even a hero can't strug gle hand-t'-hand with a gun that's sixteen miles away." Canary bird still supreme on Its pedestal Even T. Edison can't make the graphaphone sao the family by singing furiously when flames Invade the old homstead. Moonshiners discovered in old Vir ginia. Get hiluilously exhilarated by mixing water with some real flour. Can't face how Secretary Garrison is going to save the Capital from inva sion this summer. Even a slxteon-inch gan at Cape Henry won't shoot a cater pillar off a tree In Potomac Park. Might mako the next session of Con gress more successful by painting the word "E-lt" larger over each door. Almost spring. Will soon be time for the dried apple blossoms and the con densed milk moo cow to cavort around In the antiseptic nlr. First Militia Company Of Marines Is Organized The Nav v Department has been ad vised of the organization in Massachu setts of tho first militia company of marines under the provisions o the new navul militia aclwhlih elves such com panies an allotment of Government fundH and places them under tho juilsdlc. tlon of the Secretary of tho Navj In the same manner as aro tho naval militia ot sanitations. Companies also arc beiiiR organized in New York and California. I A MLm?7) PROGRAM (For Today and Tomorrow.) Meeting of fraternal, social, and other ori-Hnliatlons of (he Nation's Capital, toKether with a brief tabulation of tlie mwit Important events scheduled for today and tomorrow, and attractions at tho various playhouses. By reference to this column tho reader may find at a glance the time and place of happen ing In Washington- today and tomor row. Tho Hunday Issue of The Times presents a program of events for the ensuing week. i Tata?. Washington Birthday celebrations l'drlsh Hall of Trinity Episcopal Church, under aushlces of Takoma Park Cltlxenn' Asso ciation, 8 p m.; Daughters of America, alt Pennsylvania avenue southeast. S p. m.', New Masonic Temple, 2 SO p. in. Capitol Hill Literary Hortety. 21 l'lrst street northeast. Up. m.; Daughters of the American Devolution and Kons of the Am erican Revolution, and Sons of the Heolu tloa. Memorial Continental Hall. 10:30 a. m.; Association of Oldest Inhabitants. Nine teenth and H streets northwest. 11 a, m : Lincoln Camp, No 2, Bonn of Veterans. 1101 K street northwest. 8 p m '. Women's Peace (Society, New Masonic Temple, J. 30 p. m. Meeting, Friends of Humanity, Chamber or Commerce, 8 p. m. Banquet. VaWhn Class of Calvary Uaptlst Church, In church, 7 p. m Annual dinner. North Dakota Assiclalloii, New Ebbitt, 7 pm. Reception. Aid Association for the Blind and Sunshine and Community Society, 3400 R street northwest, 3 to J p m. Peace Meeting, EHends' House, 1811 I street northwest, 3pm Banquet, Monday Evening Club, Ruuscher's, 7 p. m. Entertainment, Young Women's Hebrew As sociation, Elks' Club, 8 p. in. Election of Officers, District Chapter of -Society of Sons of tho American Revolution, Itauscher'a, 3 p. m. George Washington dance, Slioreham, 8 p. Lecture, "Twilight Sleep." l)r Henry Mc ttrldfl, St. John's Episcopal Church, undrr uuiplces of National Hoclety of Keep Wells. 7 30 -p m. Midwinter convocation. George Washington I'nlverslty, Assembly Hun, Arts and Sciences lluJldlng. .'023 O street northwest, U a. m. Meeting. Descendants of the signers of the .Declaration of Independence. Raleigh, .1 P. rn. "University Day," celebration. University of J'ennsilvdnla graduates, University Club, S p. ni Reception, Uaptlst Home, 3248 N street noi th west, 2 to 6 pm. Meeting. Southern suffragists 1600 Rhode Island avenue northwest, 10 30 a. ni Washington lllrtljday dance In costume. As cension Athletic Association, small ball room. The Arcade. 3 i m ' Memorial mass, Knights of Columbus, Holy Comforter rnurch. 10 a. in. Continental night program, Arcade audi torium, S p. m. Installation of ofOccrs, den William F. Harry Garrison. No 26, Army and Navy Union. 1347 Pennsylvania avenue northwest, 8 p. m Masonic Dawson. No 16, BtaJishury, No. 24 Oeorre C Whiting. No 22. I'entalpha, No. 23, Mount Vernon. No 3, Hiram. No. 10. Anacostla, No. 12, Itojal Arrh Masons: KalllpolU Grotto, ceremonial; Hoard 6f Di rectors. Masonic and Eastern Star Home. Temple. Nu 13.. Columbia. No. 15. Kamtrn Star Odd Fellows Union. No. II. Beacon. No 14, Langdon No 26. Esther. No S. Hcb.kalis KnlghtH of Pjthlas Calanthe, No 11. Equal, No 17. National Union Federal Council: lcout Council. Northeast Washington Council. Illustrated lecture. "The American Klnjr. Its origin History, and Development," j'rof .Tohti Tnrliert. In All Souls" Chun h. S I), m. Annual meeting, fcns of thw American Revo lution Rauscher's. 12 30 p m. Washington lllrthdav entertainment, wlih 11 lustrutfd lecture. b Dr. I R I3aumi;ardt on "The latest Achievement In Celestial Photography," a 30 p in Reception College VA omen's Club, banquet hall. RalelKli. 4 to 6 p rn Dance. Crescent Club, ball room. Rulelgh. S 30 p. m. Amusements. National "The Girl l'rom Utah," 2 15 and 8 15 p m Helasco "A Pair of SUcs," 2 20 and S 20 p m Columbia "Our Navy In 1515," motion pic ture. -' 15 and R 15 p. in. Poll's 'The Hlg Idea." 2 15 and 8 15 p. hi R K. Keith's vaudeville. ."15 and 3 15 p m Cosmos Vaudeville (continuous). Caidno Vaudeville (continuous) Oavety Burlesque. 2 16 and 8.15 p m Maleatle Burlesque, 8 15 p. m. CrandalPs Photoplajs, 11 a. m. to 11 p r-i Strand Photoplay. It a. m. to 11 p. In. Garden-Photoplays, 10 a. m to 11 p, m. Arcade Dancing, 8 p in to 12 p. m. Ardmore Club Cortez vs 1-angdon, 2pm Tomorrow. - Federal, No 1. Acacia. No 16 Takoma No 2) Mount Horeb. No. 7. Potomac No S. Royal Arch Masons. De Molay Mounted, No 4. Knights Templar. Electa, No 2, Bethlehem. No 7, Friendship, No. 17, East. Odd Fellows Washington. No 6, Golden Rule. No 21 Amltl. No J7, Fred D. Rtuart, No 7 Encampment Knlirhts of l' thias Grand ldge. annual convention. Webster. No. 7, Hennolne, No 12, Bcellpr, No. 14, Capital, No J4, Mir- Woodnien of' the World-Old Glory Camp, Specialist Florida Home Builders' Associa tion. Workmen's Circle Meeting, general arrangements committee for O A. R. encampment, red room, New Wlllard. 11 a. m Conference, National Forward-to-the-I.and league, offices of Department of JAbor, Meeting. 'Sai-hlngton Council. Knights of Columbus K of C Hall. S p m. Violin recital Haron fiokolove. New Masonic Temple. 4 TO p m. Banquet. Engineering Socletv of Georgs Washington University. Hotel Continental, 7 30 p. 111. Meeting, campaign leaders of Y W. C. A . In association headquarters, 4 30 p in Meeting, North Capitol and Eeklngton Cltl lens' Association, lecture hall of Scklnirnn I'resbv tertnn Church. North Capitol street and Florida avenue northwest 7 30 p in. Meeting, suffrage committee of Chamber of Commerce. In headquarters, 2pm !ntcn address "Should the Progress of tho Kingdom of God Be IJnger Retarted bv u Divided Kingdom'" the Rev A. B Kln eolvlng, St. John's Church, Sixteenth nnd H streets northwest 7 30 p m Meeting, Thomas Jefferson Council. No 12 jr O U A. M Northeast Masonic Tom pie, Eighth and F streets northeast ' i m Vnnuftt public debate, freshman class of Washington College of Iji. fits New 1 ork avenue northwest. 8pm Meeting, Parents' league or the Thlrd.Dl llon of Schools In J Onnond Wfls n Normal Sthool, Eleventh and Harv ird streets northwest, S p m beeture, MIks Janet ItlchardH, auditorium of Woodward & Ixithrop's, 11 a in. Lecture "The hpanlah Colonial Empire," Mli-a Erna Mary Ferguson under ausnliesi of Spanish School of Washington. In Hchool, R p in Benefit concert and dance. Casualty Hospital Rauscher's to 12 ! in. Meeting Columbia Chapter. D A. R . studv room. Public Library, S p rn Meeting. Teachers' Club, studv room, Public, Library. 1pm. TeamsattheY.W.C.A. Bring in 24 New Members Teams in the membership campaign of the Young Women's Christian As sociation reported today a total of tvverttv-four brought In since the last icport was made Of this number the "Aeroplanes" secured twenty and tho "Automobiles" four. With .the second and final week of the. campaign wen unuer way, tno meinners are working enthuslastlcullv to havo the greatest possible number of new members Initiated before Saturday oven pg A supper is to be given for tho workers at that time. This afternoon a jeceptlon will be held bv the board of dlrcctorw. headed bj the honorary president. Mrs. Thomas It. Marshall nnd .Mrs William Hamilton bavb, tho ptesldent. Follow Inf Is the detailed scores legl ttred todtiv: Automobiles. 4, Aeroplanes, Division . Miss Susan R. Cutis, com modore. 11, tllVISton li. flirw. i uiiiiiu MacA Ulster, lommodore. r.. and Division C. Miss Kstelle Tohtor. commodore, -1. Fire in East St. Louis Destroys Four Blocks EAST ST. LOUIS. III., Feb. 22 -Fire earlv today destroved ne-trly all the buildings In the four city blocks which meet at St. lyouis and Collinsvllle ave nues, In the heart of the .business dis- The loss was estimated at 1250,000. THE-TMES MAIL BAG Communications to the Mall Bag must be written on one aids of tha paper only; must not exceed 200 words In length, and must bo signed with name and address of the sender.". The publication of letters In Ths Timet Mall Bag does not mean tho Indorsement by The Times of the opinions of the writer. Tho Mall Bag is an open forum, where the citizens of Washing ton may argue moot question!. jn , Denies He Is Candidate for Recorder of Deeds. To tho Editor of TUB TIMES: Thero appeared in tho dally press of this city recently articles kIvIiik tho list of persons who art said to bo candi dates for tho position of recorder of deeds for the District of Columbia, and my name appeared In that list. I beu permission to state to the man read ers of your exiellent paper and ths public generally that I urn not a can didate ror the position of recorder of deeds of the District of Columbia. J. MU.TON WAL.DRON, Washington, February iW. Danish-American Has Four Honor able Discharges from the Army. To the Editor of THI3 TIMES: In signing myself "Danish American" I did not mean that It should bo takon up In any other spirit than in which It was Intended. As I cannot lay claim to any Dutch, Irish, Turkish, Chinese, or any other combination, I only stated my truo identity, and for that purpose I used the term. I do not claim it to be any special mark of merit or dis tinction, but neither do I feel any shame nor degiadatlon that I was born a Dane, flccause In using what Mr. K. M. calls the umbllllcal hyphen he Is sure that tho bearer cannot be a full-fledged or, In other words, a good and true American I am willing to show him four pieces of parchment, each an honorable dis charge from tho United States army, the last one from the Spanish war and uubun campaign, i am still in the Government service, but In a civil ca-, k' vtA v nr t t,inb ,.. hi Now. rrlend K M.. I think you will agree that a person who gives fifteen years of his life to the service and pro tection of his country In war as in peace, to do with as she wills, cannot be such a bad American after all. O. M. Washington, Feb. 20. Asks Mothers of United States to Aid German Children. To tho Editor of TUB TIMES: About three jears ago, when the sub ject of warm lunches for our school children was agitated by press of this city, I cut from a Washington paper a short article headed: "Go Supperlcss to Heil." dated Berlin, November 13 Quotlnc from the Volkswohlapahrt, or Public Weal Society. It said that an in vestigation of 1S9 German towns re vealed the fact that -.OOO children ha bitually went breakfastless to school, and 5 ner cent were sent to bed hungry. Nlnetv-five thousand children had to be fed by public assistance." Without commenting on the causes leading up to It, I want to ask now manv moro children now orphaned are subsisting on one meal a day7 This starving of little children is something the women, the mothers of civilized nations, will not .stand for, and I am wlllliiir to start the ball rolling by donating 100 pounds of flour to the school children of Germany. How many more German-American citizens will follow? EMMA R. KEEI.ET. Washington, D. C. Feb. 20. 1915. Wants Firemen to Have More Time to Themselves. To the Editor of THE TIMES. Can am body give a reason why the firemen of Washington are compelled to labor under the conditions they now en dure, when every other occupation la bors only eight to ten hours per dav? The Government is passing la.vvscom- pelllng the eight-hour da for men and women, why not a third day, or at least u tourtn aay on, ror tne nremenv Whv should members of a public de partment like th file deportment, from which prompt and heroic work is ex pected, and alwavs rendered, be corn- lulled to labor twenty-four hours out of twenty -four for 3R5 dajs for 12 cents por hour'' Can ou lmagtyie yourself con fined under conditions next to prison life, compelled to remain within hear ing or tno gong' Its no wonder that a fireman s con stitution gives away at an early age, the long and continuous hours taking the last snnrK. of energ from the man that was appointed In the prime ef life. and selected rrom tne ver nower or manhood, giving tho best days of hla life to the public Bervicc, and receiving v.ery little consideration in return. The only time tnai tne nremen receive any notice from tho public Is w hen they are tailed to perform piompt and heroic work On return to quarters they are forgotten. P. F. LEAHY. Washington, Feb. 20 The Segregation Question. To the Editor of THE TIMES From my observation or conditions In Washington. I believe that the Bug- Baumgardt Gives Talks On Rome and Petrograd The capitals of the ancient civiliza tion and of the newest power In mod ern civ lllzition Rome and Petrograd weio the subject of the lectures given yesterday afternoon and evening, re spectively, by B. R. Baumgardt at tho UCianLU ...v.- The stoiv of the Roman republic and tho empire were told briefly as a pre lude to the illustrated portion of the lecture. As has been, the case with all tho discourses of this platform ex pert, the history given was interlarded with anecdote and philosophy of an unusual character. Tho architecture and art of old Rome wcro Intermingled with that of the new as history of this qf that Impor tant relic of antiquity was unfolded and its relation to present-day civiliza tion explained Moscow and the Russian people, as well as Petiograd, vvero dealt with in tho evening lecture In fact, tho lec ture was largel.v a disquisition on the Slav, with pictures and stoiies of the two great capitals According to Mr. Baumgardt, the power of tho Slav is et to be felt b tho world at large, hut the world Is not to bo kept long waiting for It He regatds the Rus sian at, a magnificent type of humanity, and tho mission of tho Russian In tho world to be a gictl one. The little known achievements of Russians in the arts and sciences were dwelt upon briefly, und many examples of painting JJid sculpture were shown. The story of Petiogiad, with the neces sary accompaniments of the stories of Peter the Great and Catherine, nnd the htorv of Moscow, witli its invariable blhtoty of the Napoleonic disaster and the reign of ivnn the Tcirlble, were also told briellv. Motion pictures show ing the hors-emanship of tho Cossacks were shown at tho conclusion of tho lectuie. CapitoTTiUi Club to Hold Exercises Tonight The Capitol Hill Literary Club will celebrate, Washington's birthday at a meeting at 21 TliM stieet noitheast to night' K V. t in r. vice president, will speak on "Ann Hi an Heroes," and there win be u musical progrua. o; gestlon of "J.v N." to hav separate residential districts for tho whtto and colored races highly desirable. In this corfneWon I would like to Invite his attention to Alexandria county, Just PrcK"th Potomac river from Washington,, -Miere his Idea is successfully carried7. Wit. While thero la no law on"tno, t'sta'Pute' books segre gating the races, thcc::l. an under standing with proportjf owners and real estate men that Iafid.Jnto-bei&ld and houses rented to colored rpeoplrinsccr u'n restricted sections. ,, ,,,IJU ,,. This Is particularly true kV".Wk'A don, where there Is not a colorea'Tam 11 y within a radius of more than W mile from the election station and post office. The result Is that, even though we have not as yet an organized police rorco, there Is very little disorder. The cur from Washington, via Queen City, arriving at Clarendon at about 7 a. m.. has been named the "Cooks' Tourist Special." it is true mat hair, or possibly a majority, of our citizens are Vligln lana born, though we have a large cos mopolitan population Connecticut lives next door to Georgia, Maryland is a neighbor to Canada, and Texas llvci Just around the corner from Fennsv I "'a. W. W. M. Clarendon, Va., February 19. Sees Little Hope For U. S If Songs Are T6 Make the Country Strong er. To the Editor of THE TIMES: Some one said that if you would dis close tip songs of a people he would tell yoii that people's character. I have Just received a brief list of 'sensational successes now being danced and sung Everywhere" ( n the u. i S A.) comprising "He's a Rag Picker," "Ballln the ja,k.'. -At th. nn Thni'. All " "For the Jack," "At the Ball That's All." "For Every Smile You Gave. Me, You Caused a Thousand Tears.' "I've Only One Idea About the Girls and that to Love 'Em," "When the Grown-up Ladles Act Like Babies Ive Got To Love 'Em That's All," "It's Too Late Now," and "China town, My Chinatown.' Do you wonder why the average youth and his companion is a bit eccentric as to duty, honesty, morality, and a few other things when this Is their musical education? Can you be surprised when the Old World people sneer at "Ameri cans' after reading translations of such "popular American songs?" The INt given Is no worse than a local store ad vertised In a local poper recently, so It Is not an exception. I wonder how many of tho singers or such stuff can repeat one verse of "Home, Sweet Home," and a few others upon which the men, that made the U S A. a stalwart nation, were fed In the past fow generations I also wonder how much morals children have after pass ing through such a collection, and wheth er like another "popular" song they will later look back, and say, "You dragged me down, down, down" The dealer who pent me the list need not fear that I will overwhelm him with orders. W. E. ALLEN Washington, February 13. Wants "Jim Crow" Law All 0er the United States. To the Editor of THE TIMES- I read with Interest the article written by "J. F. N." to The Times Mail Bac, In which he wishes to Isolate the col ored populat'on from the white in Washington, and then does not advo cate the passing of the "Jim crow" law in the Dibtrlct of Columbia. I agree with him entirely on the segre gation law. but disagree as regards the "Jim crow" law. The colored race Is no longer "looked down" on, and by passing this "Jim crow" law and giving them xs good cars and service as Is given the wh'te people, It will then give that race the opportunity to develop more raci tl pride and distinction. Some people think it is a dl&grace to be colored, and think the passing of this "Jim crow" law would mean a downward trend of this race. This Is no longer the thought of an educated person, and if tho colored people would not think so much of trlng to be equal with the white people and would try to develop their race to such an extent as to make them recognized bv thclt prida and habits: then the colored people should pull for this law, and, after passing It, try to be rivals and not equals of the white race. I have talked with several well-educated colored men on this question, and was surprised to find that they agreed entirely with me. and a few of them went to such an extent as wanting a separate part of the United States as their home, as was given the Indians. I and every other person, whether white or black, provided they have enough pride, should pnil for this "Jim crow" law, not only In the District of Columbia, but all over tho United States. W. W. J. i Glen Ferris, W. Va , February 20. Entertainment Planned By Pre-Medical Class . Members of tho pre-medical class of Gccrge Washington University are pre paring for an entertainment during the second week of March In the aasemblv hall of tho Arts and Sciences building, 2023 G stre-n northwest. R, L. Balic , president of the cla.ss, is in charge of plans ror tho event. In vitcttons will be extended to a numbrr of the members of the faculty to attend One of the objects of the entertainment Is to arouse greater Interest among the students In class and college activities. G. W. U. Girls' Glee Club Will Stage Operetta Plans for tho staging of an opeiettn during tho latter part of April are bcintr ' prepared by the Girls' Glee Club of George Washington Unlversltj. The membership of the, club lb in ci easing rapidly, the latest additions to the i oil bilng Ella Gardner, Helen Hotchklss, and Theodosla Heibold Weekl rehearsals are held, and ther will bo Increased In numbet as the date for the operetta draws near. Centenarian Remembers Cincinnati as Village CINCINNATI. Ohio, Feb. 22. Mrt Elizabeth Hall De Camp, who remeitv bem Cincinnati's town pump, col bratcd her 100th birthday today. Sh called It her debut. On Janurm.'."' she celebrated her eightieth vvcdrMft? nnniversarv. Ninety ears ago she lived In a log cablhon UAT6 1 tfcpt near the present,j.'dftof JBliyrafUs. Sho saw busy rminn street as a covvpasture. 1- Surgeon JaJJVUwg Is Sfeitf Ptfifippmes Hut goon Whn D, Long, of the,i-jJrdte Health Service, who won fami tnrd tight against plague on the PtwJrJo roast, 1ms been assigned to the post 'Pivh neHlth ofllcer of the P-hiljpptaitfi. suc ceeding Burgeon Victor (I. Iferser, The alignment was made at tin jjcquct of Kcretary of War Garrlbon. ft" i V