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THE WASHINGTON HERALD. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER U, 1914.
THE WASHINGTON HERALD,
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MONDAY. SEPTEMBER 14. 1914.
Also, let there be a war tax on gossips.
It appears that sugar will attract a Bull Moose.
ft is enough to make the Belgian bare stand on
end.
The law of gravitation does not apply to the cost
of living.
Excessive government red tape will make the tax
payers feel blue.
It will soon be time for you to put 'em back on,
if you can find 'em.
We know a house girl whose name is Pearline.
And she is not one of the Gold Dust Twins, either.
Kings would be more popular if it were not for
the fact that so many of them have been knaves.
A man always wants to go to a party when he
hears a woman say she hasn't got a thing to wear.
Meuce m tie Freight Tax.
It is not at all surprising that the, Democratic
party is badly- split over what to tax to make 'up
the $100,000,000 ,deficit in the customs revenue's for
which the war is largely responsible. When thel
levy is made no one in the country will be pleased
except those person whose purses are not touched,
and considerations" of justice dictate that they
should be few in number.
Representative Underwood is represented as de
termined to make the President bear the full share
of responsibility for the new taxation measure, and
the country may be sure there will be no rivalry
among our statesmen for the honor of having the
bill bear their names. It will win no. votes for any
one having anything to do with it.
President Wilson is reported as faovring a 3
per cent tax on railway freights, a proposal against
which most of the antagonism in Congress is di
rected. If the President's position" is correctly
stated, it is not easy to reconcile it with the view
that he is supposed to entertain that the railroads
are entitled to measures of relief from the danger
of dwindling revenues. While a 3 per cent tax on
all freight might. not make the transportation rate
excessive,' and its imposition might as The Herald
pointed out the other day be regarded as a confes
sion that rates are at present none too high, such
a tax for the benefit of the government would
seem to preclude the possibility of affording the
railroads Telief in the form of increased freight
urais. ny sucn aouoie advance would be un
justifiable and would not be given consideration.
With transportation conditions continuing as at
present something must be done before long to add
to the revenues of the roads, unless they are to be
thrown into the hands of receivers or purchased
by the government.
In the construction of the new measure of tax
ation it is to be hoped the administration will not
bar the way to doing justice to the railroads later,
by placing a penalty on the movement of freight
The place that Gen. Sherman made famous will
have to hustle if it keeps pace with modern war.
And don't you -think the children ought to pay
a war tax for every day they stay out of school?
Our private weather prophet tells us that there
will be a cold day for the Bull Moose in November.
One of the Armours said the other day that busi
ness is a game. Yes ; and he plays it for high stakes.
The Bull Moose who expects to carry Louisiana
this fall is not an optimist he is just a plain sim
pleton.
President Wilson probably said, "Tutl tutl" when
he heard that the allies had been using dumdum
bullets.
The men who says he caught that big fish last
summer will soon be telling how many birds he.
killed at one shot.
We suppose that after this a young man who com
pletes a college course in the capital of Russia will
be called a Petrograduate.
In view of the results accomplished by their peace
parade, let us all hope that the women of New York
will have a war parade.
Life is just one thing after another. The women
are coming home from their summer trips and are
demanding winter clothe.
Roger Sullivan has been nominated for the Sen
ate in Illinois, and we are anxiously awaiting the
next issue of the Commoner.
Cotton Trade with China.
Just at this time, when every effort is being made
to bolster up the price of cotton, a bulletin issued
by the Department of Commerce giving the result
of a recent study of Japanese cotton manufactur
ing, shows that the Southern growers hae other
troubles to contend with than the European war.
It seems that Japan, India and America have been
the chief suppliers of coarse cottons to China aside
from that made by the latter's own mills.
But a few jears ago we exported about twenty
million dollars' worth of coarse cotton to China
every vear. This profitable trade was so sadly
disrupted by the late revolution in that country
that many Southern factories devoted to the ex
clusive make of that class of goods had to shut
down.
It will need the most strenuous kind of work on
the part of the American growers to regain this
lost trade, as Japan, with her cheap labor and long
hours, is in the field as a competitor. The product
turned out. however, is not the equal of that
furnished by this country, being made of a mixture
of cheap Indian, Chinese and American cottons.
Now is the time to make an extra effort to get back
this lost Chinese trade.
One of the European correspondents tells of Em
peror William being "alone at Nancy." Don't you
think Nancy ought to have a chaperone?
An exchange remarks that Cole Blease has been
added to the country's rather small collection of great
ruins. He is a ruin, all right, but he is not great.
A town of 4tooo inhabitants in Peru has been
wiped out by an earthquake, but very few news
papers found room for an item about it on the
front page.
Three trans-Atlantic liners with 3370 passengers
on board docked at New York on Saturday. They
will be going back again in a few davs, probably
loaded with American wares. Prosperity can't be
delayed much longer. 1
Secretary Bryan says the war era has ended in
the United States and is drawing toward its close
in foreign lands. While everybody will earnestly
hope that the Secretary is rigty, it is difficult to
discover any sound reason for believing it
According to the latest estimate it only costs
something like $3,000 to kill a man in war and as
the total expenses of the war are placed at $30,000,
000 a day it is obvious that the money limit can
not be expected to keep the death lists down.
A back-from-the-war American declares that on
three occasions he managed to get by German
soldiers by presenting a safety razor guarantee as
a passport If German soldiers are as ignorant as
that about our safety razors, manufacturers ought
to take the tip and send some commercial travelers
orer when the war ends.
Carranza telegraphs to Washington that Villa is
working in "genuine subordination," and that in
view of "his laudable and patriotic attitude and his
high merits, I have just promoted him to the rank
of division general." That doesn't sound like much
of a job for such a man, and Villa may be expected
to promote himself to a better one before long.
"The Agricultural Department performs a service
in calling attention to the excellent quality and
low cost of American cheese, urging that the peo
ple avail themselves of this source of food supply
in their fight against the high cost of living. Now
that the war is likely to practically stop our im
portations of cheese, we will have an opportunity
to become better acquainted with the superior
Article which we manufacture at home,
. - I
President Can Only Listen.
President Wilson will return to the White House
from his sojourn in New Hampshire, which was far
too brief to afford him the rest he needs, to face a
trying week, which will include a visit from the
delegation of Belgians who have crossed the ocean
to place before the head of the great nation which
is at peace with all the world allegations of
atrocities committed in Belgium by the German
army.
Emperor William already has made the formal
charge to the President of the ue by the French
of the deadly dumdum bullet and has accused the
Belgians, including women, of inflicting cruelties
on wounded German soldiers, doctors and hospital
nurses, and President Pomcare of France has
sent denial to Washington of the use by the French
of the dumdum bullet and made counter charges of
cruelties against the Germans.
President Wilson no doubt will receive the Bel
gians, but bejond listening to their representations
there is nothing for him to do at the present time.
He will not even be called on to satisfy himself as
to the accuracy of the various rhariv and ,..
charges, and if he were he would find it a diffi
cult task. The President can only listen politely
and stick resolutely to the praiseworthy rules of
neutrality and impartiality which he has laid down
for all Americans. When the war is over these
questions of violation of The Hague conventions
and other questions growing out of the conflict
will have to be settled.
The great significance attached to the journey of
the Belgians and the charges and denials by France
and Germany is the extreme anxiety on the part of
the powers at war to establish-themselves worthy
of the good opinion of the people of the United
States. These developments were not at all neces
sary to impress upon us that, in the tremendous
work of concluding peace, which we would elarlk-
hasten, this Republic must perform the principal
jmfu it win can tor all the statesmanship and
diplomacy at our command. Until called upon to
render mat great service to humanity there is
nothing for this government to do but to maintain
its attitude of strict impartiality that its usefulness
may not be in the smallest degree impaired.
Picking Out a Hard Job.
A man is running for the Democratic nomination
for Senator in New York whom no one in i;t,V
in the Metropolis has ever heard of. His name is
James S. McDonough and he sas he entered the
contest for the purpose of demonstrating the ef
ficacy of the direct primary. He says he is slew
ing that an individual may, by filing a netition he-
come a candidate without political backing. He
wants me people to see the power they have.
.ur. .vicuonougn certamly seems to have a keener
appreciation than most politicians of iust what
direct primary is and is to be commended for his
spirit Washington ought to wish him well because
ne once practiced law here, but his friends will have
to admit that as an unknown in the political field
he has set himself a hard task in runninfr for Sen.
ator in New York and they will hardly hope to see
mm leading xne iieia in tne primary.
Msdera Warfare,
Br ALEX AND ETTt MLUME.
The, nineteenth century received, from its prede
cessors the horse and bequeathed to its successor
the locomotive and automobile; it has replaced the
goose-qutll with the typewriter; the scythe with the
mcwiiig machine; the candle with the arc light; the
flintlock with automatic Maxim suns. .
No finer example of this progress exists than the
modern battleship, which contains the most 'mar
velous and intricate mechanical 'contrivances of its
age. lo keep pace witn tne constantly changing
installations and inventions which relegate a first-
class battleship to the junk heap in a short decade
involves a tremendous expense.
The total cost of all the vessels of the United
States navy, built and building under appropriations
for "increase of the navy," to June 30, 1913, is
$477,872,952.35. The total expenditure for maintain
ing the navy since 1883 has been $2,000,000,000. The
appropriation for the present fiscal year is $139,-9&M33-61
The cause for this great outlay is readily per
ceived when it is shown that it costs about $800,000
to .maintain in an efficient state a single battleship
for a period of one year.
IJ-t Americas expenditure is completely over
shadowed by that of Great Britain, the leading
naval power.
For the fiscal year 1013-14 Great Britain's naval
estimates amount to $235,213,498, of which sum the
cost for new construction is $77,062,162. Germany's
naval budget is $112,037,576. France appropriated
about $100,000,000 for naval purposes and Japan
pi eposes to expend $50,000,000. Russia's naval .esti
mates for 1913 amount to $118,643320, an increase
over the preceding year of more than 30 per cent
Italy's estimates amount to $50,000,000; Austria
Hungary's $28,959414. (Office of Naval Intelli
gence.) There is no hint of cessation, even temporary.
in the naval programs of the great powers. The
entire world is carrying on an extensive building
program which means that in each successive budget
for future years there will be an increase! It is
an arithmetical progression. Thus, Great Britain
has unJer construction 25 major battle craft and 66
minor, torpedo boat destroyers and submarines;
Germany, 13 major units and 24 minor; United
States, 5 battleships and 42 minor craft: France, o
r. and 23 smaller craft; Japan, 7 battle
ships and cruisers and 4 minor vessels; Russia. 11
major units and 67 minor; Italy, 10 cruisers and 21
minor units; Austria, 4 large craft and 38 minor.
The total cot for the naval establishments of
the eight leading world powers for the year 1913
approximated $1,000,000,000. When it is taken into
consideration that there are at present building, or
authorized, 54 battleships, 11 battle cruisers. 37
cruisers, 140 destroyers, 20 torpedo boats and 113
submarines, besides the necessary number of ten
ders, colliers, provision ships, transports and auxil
iaries, a colossal fleet of 3S4 vessels, it will be
readily realized under what a tremendous burden
of taxation the world is groaning. And this takes
no accojnt of the cost of the vat armies of the
world.
But there is an additional item; the funds for
pensions. The United Stato, which maintains the
smallest standing army of major nations, never
theless has expended more than $4x00,000,000 on
pensions since the civil war. In 1912, the total
disbursement for pensions was $152,986433.72. a
greater item than the total appropriation for the
navy
The theory that a powerful army and navy are
the best guardians of peace has been utterly ex
ploded by European developments. There is rapidly
growing hostility on the part of thinking men the
world over to the annual expenditure of thee great
HISTORY BUILDERS.
The1 Man the Newspaper Men Made
Vice President-
(Wrtttm Eirtr for The UrnikU
ttr DR. S. J. EDWARDS.
The late laaae H. Bromley, who for
many years was a leading editorial writer
of the New York-Tribune and was alio
of national reputation by reason of his
great gift of humor and the utilization
of that quality In hla editorials, visited
Washington in the spring of 1884. There
was a meeting of one of the military or
ganizations whose membership was made
up of those who took part as-soldlers In
the civil war, Gen. McCIellan was pres
ent upon that occasion, and the fact that
he had added to his military fame the
civil honor due to his election as gov
ernor of New Jersey was alluded to byl
Mr. Bromley, In the course of these
meetings I had an opportunity to have
a little chat with Mr. Bromley, when
I had known for many years and whom
I remembered as the provost marshal of
the eastern district of Connecticut at the
time the draft for Union soldiers was In
operation.
In some way our conversation turned
upon Henry Wilson, who died when
serving as Vice President of the United
States In the second administration of
Oen. Grant
Mr. Bromley said: "I don't suppose
there was ever a more curiously acci
dental nomination for Vice President
than wan that of Henry Wilson. He was
among the leaders of the United States
Senate. He had Just been re-elected for
a third term. He was quite as prominent
as Charles Sumner, who was his col
league, and very much more popular. He
had been writing a history of the rise
and fait of the slave power In the United
States. and his seat In th Senate facili
tated this composition.
"Schuyler Colfax, as you will remem
ber, was Vice President In the first ad
ministration of Gen. Grant I never knew
the reason why, but I was told by the
newspaper correspondents at Washing
ton that Colfax, although originally he
had been a newspaper man, had In some
way gained the 111 will of his constitu
ents. The politicians learned that Gen.
Grant was Indifferent to the selection by
the convention of a candidate for Vice
President. The fact was that Grant and
Colfax, while maintaining studiously
courteous relations, were not very con
genial. Some of Gen. Grant's friends
thought that Colfax had Presidential as
pirations. V
"All this Is preliminary to what I am
about to tell jou. When the Republican
' national convention met In Philadelphia
In the spring of 1871 to nominate the
Presidential ticket, there was no excite
ment, because Grant's unanimous renom
Inatlon was assured. Some of the cor
respondents went around among the poli
ticians and Intimated that It would be
Just as well Jf the convention did not re
nominate Colfax They were asked who
would be a Rood candidate Wilson had
made himself very popular with the
newspaper men. He was a man of simple
manners, of frucal life, and a great read
er of newspapers. He wss also a warm
mend of uen Urant. The newspaper
men suggested that Wilson's nomination
would prove to be very popular. The
politicians took that view, and Wilson
was nominated, I think to his own re
gret He would have preferred a seat
In the Senate. When he asked to whom
hi nomination was to be attributed, he
was told To jour friends among the
newspaper correspondents"
(Oopjrwht. .Sit. lnK J Ednl. AH rights rc
FSEIGHTCAX SERVICE.
A Plan to tfrenra Continuous ,1'sc
and Avoid Harvest HUailmxr,
The subject of car-shortage has for
years Interested railway omaau. cut as
ret no general policy has been aaoptea.
Every harvest season, and every season
for the shipping or great quantities 01
winter fuel. And the railroads more or
less unprepared because of a scarcity of
cars. Thla condlton has led to many in
vestigations and numerous recommenda
tions. Tho Interstate commerce Com
mission, several years ago, endeavored
to correct the demurrage, rules, but some
railroad men felt that thereby the situ
ation was made more difficult
J. R. Cavanaugh, an Indianapolis rail
road man, recommends. In the Traffic
World, the pooling of freight cars, that
Is that a freight car clearing "house"
should be formed to take over all the
freight cars In the. country. Ownership
would remain the same, but management
Would be centralised. The clearing asso
ciation would operate under the rules of
the American Railway Association, would
receive reports from every part of the
country and would be enabled to act na
tionally Instead of locally. The idea la
to equalize, car Interchange. There are
many thousands of cars Idle in one place
when they are needed mi anctner. it
would be the new association's purpose to
remedy this condition.
The proposal Is In line with Ideas ex
pressed by other railroad men. It Is said
that for at least two-thirds of the year
1CO.00O freight care stand idle on the sid
ings. These represent an Investment of
perhaps 8150,000.000. The average daily
Journey of a freight car is estimated to
be but twenty-five miles. Under the
present complicated system of demurrage,
it Is declared that, out of every nine
days, a car Is in actual transportation
service only two davs. The other seven
days are taken up In loading, unload
ing or storage
One investigator, writing in the Tech
nical World Magazine last year, gave It I
as his opinion that there are too msnyVJ
freight cars that Is, too much capital is
Invrsted In this sort of equipment con
sidering the returns. It la evident that
the railroads lose millions of dollars an
nually, because of the lack of system In
car handling. Perhaps this loss has some
thing to do with the "hard times" which
the railroads are experiencing. Indian
apolis New a
Tomorrow Dr Kdwards Villi tell of
I Bancroft's Tribute to a Famous Orator."
Killing Off the Race.
Prom the Christian era till the present
time. as statists and historian tell us.
there have been less than IW wariass
jeare. Up to the middle of the nine
teenth ctntury It was roughly computed
that nearly T.OOO.OOO OfcO men had died In 1
battle since the beginning of recorded
history, a number equal to almost five
times the present estimated population
of the globe.-Christlah Herald.
Morning Smiles.
Her Oivn Ontpat.
Madge "You shouldn't say he s a con
firmed bachelor unless you know
MarJ"rie "But I do know; I confirmed
him " New York Time
Her llnpr for IVarf,
First Old Lady Mv dear what do ou
think of this war' Isn't it terrible
Second Old Lady Awful' But it can't
last long, the powers will surely inter
vene. Punch.
The Dnelir' Clntni tr Tame.
v. oung Woman Uo her neighbor at
dinner) "Guess who I met today, doc
tor '
Doctor "I'm afraid I'm not a good
guesaer "
"You're tc modest Aren't ou at the
top of your profession?" Life.
A Doubt? rnmlilr.
"Who was that tough-lnnking chap I
saw jou with today. Hicks"
"Be careful Parker' That was my twin
brother."
"By Jove, old chap, forgive me I
ought to have known. 'Boston Tran
script . Car of firm II j-.
The latent Boston story is about a
small child who fell out of a window
A kind-hearted ladv came hurrjing up
with the anxious juestion, "Dear, dear!
How did vou fall"
The child looked up at the questioner
and replied, in a voire choked with sobs
"Vertically ma'am ' Tit-Bits
I f WSHMMMHN9aaa8ii it'1'
doings of Society
daughter of the family has lived most
of her seventeen years of life In Wash
ington, and under ordinary circumstances
would make her debut next winter
aihi.nstonUn t"the Wolcott New
York City Include MrC James Dudley
Morgan and Miss Ellnore Morgan, and
Mrs. J. K. Hensley.
Commander Charles B. if ev.. -ir a w
X- ..4-...J fc. 1.l.t .., ft.I.f-.. . Vana fa. !.. .. tJ e - '
--, uicEituiiru me unue uu ujiuc6iuwu-i" tmrA mm; (wikdc(, ia-7 Wyoming
The. Secretary of War, who has been
having a short rest at his cottage at Sea
girV' N. J., returned to town yesterday.
Mrs. Garrison will Join the Secretary at
their Connecticut avenue home for the
season the last of this month.
Rev. Dr. Ferguson, of Boston, who has
arrived In town forthe marriage of Mr.
Henry G. Ferguson and Miss Alice Lowe.
daughter of Rear Admiral Lowe. U. S.-
elect at dinner last evening at the Pow
hatan. The company Included the respec
tive families of the two young people.
No invitations have been Issued for the
wedding, which will beTnarked by great
simplicity and attended only by a small
family party.
Mrs. Henry L. Roosevelt and children,
who were at Chery Chase for the greater
part of the summer, have selected a
house on Hlllyer place, where they will
be Joined by Major Roosevelt, now with
tne American Embassy in Paris, on the
return of the relief party sent out on
the Tennessee.
Dr. W. Jf. Custls and Mrs. Custis have
gone to Atlantic City where they will
pass a week or ten days at the Pen
hurst '
I
One of the largest Individual contribu
tions to the Red Cross through their
Washington headquarters was receive
last week, when Mrs. Albert Halstead
sent her check for 81.000. Mrs. Haistead's Newport, where she has an apartment
coninDuiion was particularly gratifying. at tne Muenchlnger King Cottage,
as it came from Birmingham. England.'
where Mr. Halstead is now United States Mrs. Nicholas Longworth. who has
consuL Mr. and Mrs. Halstead are both been the guest of Mrs. Richard Town
well known In Washington, where, prior send, at Newport ended her visit Satur
to the former entering the consular serv- day when she returned to New York.'
Ice. they occupied an attractive home In; Mrs. Townsend will remain t her New
Sheridan Circle. Before her marriage Port cottage through September.
Mrs. Halstead was Miss Aileen Wilcox, I
of Springfield. Mass., and Washington.) .M" Charles J. Badger Is at the Astor.!
D. C. ! N'w York, awaiting the return of Rear'
Aumiral Badger, from Mexico.
Mrs. Augustus C. Tyler and Miss Edna
TIer. after dividing the summer between
Atlantic City and RydeL Pa., with the
Kdward Marshalls, have returned to'
t .h. Pi.'whieh'th... h,,, i.,.. ;;,l,h:ir. ?ome a. rort vr. Ga. After
the past season.
avenue, where he and hla family will
u. nMuiunea tor tne season.
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Reginald Nich
olson, who have recently returned from
several years In the Far East where
Admiral Nicholson was In command of
the Asiatic Squadron, have leased a
house In Jefferson place for the coming
winter. They are temporarily at the
Brighton. Mrs. Nicholson, who is a Cali
fornian. will have with her for the win
ter, her niece. Miss Aileen Code, of San
Francisco.
The engagement Is announced from
Minneapolis, of Miss Florence Quigley.
of that city, and Lieut Ernest J Carr,
U. S. A.. late of Washington, but now
with his regiment at Laredo. Tex The
wedding will take place in Minneapolis
In November.
Mrs. Robert Patterson, who on her
arrival from Europe several weeks ago.
went direct to Bar Harbor. Is now t
Mr Morgan M. Matthews, who Is at.
the Powhatan, accompanied by Mr and!
Mrs. Albert M. Slefert and Mr Wilson
Murray, motored to Washington fmmi
a brief visit here they will continue on
j to .ew lork,and return by steamship.
Mrs. Benjamin Pilson and the Misses , ji' Valentine C. Schmltt. pator of St
PHon. who made a short stav in town Joeph's Catholic Church, officiated at
after passing the summer In' the White' noon Saturday at the wedding of Miss
Mountain, have gone to Ashevllle. N. ' Marie K. Ricks and Mr Otto ' Brahler
V.. for a stay of several weeks at the 'The ceremony . viinMiM h- tr, im.
. . r . - -' "'
Grove Park Inn.
mediate relatives and a few close friends
of the contracting parties. Directlv af'er
the ceremony Mr. and Mrs Brahler left
for a hone) moon to New York and At
lantic City. After October 1 thej will
E
Mr. arid Mrs Robert T Lincoln have
decided to remain through October at
their cottage at Manchester. N. H. Mrs.
Lincoln BccKwith and her children, who 'be at home to their friends at 633
are witn Mrs. HecKwitn s parents, win (street northeast
return to the Washington home of the' The matron of honor was Mrs. Eliza
family during the present month. j bejh Behrens. and Mr Emll P. Bnfhler.
1 a brother of the bridegroom, was best
jiis una taivo. aaugnter 01 me re
tiring Minister from Costa Rica, will
not accompany her parents on their
return home, but wilt remain in New
York a pupil at the Convent of the
Sacred Heart at Kenwood This third
Dr and Mr. Harry M. Kaufman and
Mr and Mrs. Harry King are late Wash
ington arrivals at the Alamac Hotel, At
lantic City.
THE OPEN FORUM.
Jacketed with nickeled copper or copper
alloy, and that steel does not enter Into
their manufacture The same hold trocrf
Would Raise Tax by Increasing the 1 Ith ,h "patched- or partly jacketed
ufii;... am 11 10 utiievcu inai no sieei
(-nil m.t !! IV'Il.
sums for the maintaining of a force that is provo-I Jn ,.. ,,.. J
cative of war instead of tending to preserve the (manage to call your dog In the dark
peace. . I "hen he can't see your fingers moving"
The Real Dogi of War.
Shakespeare's well-known line in "Julius Caesar,"
Let slip the docs of war." has now practical at well
as figurative meaning. For both the French and Ger
man armies have war does. "Let ehiens miliaire"
and "die Kriegshunde," as they are respectively call
ed, who are trained to act as scouts, carry dispatches
and help to succor the wounded. London Chronicle.
Italy's Dilemma.
Italy's situation is about as maddening to Italy
as it is to Germany. If Germany should win with
Italy out, Italy would be whipped for having declined
to help. If the allies should win with Italy out she
would be punished in various wajs for her neutrality.
And if she goes into the war she must stake her life
upon her ability to choose the winning side. Courier
Journal. Time to Deliver.
e have pamphleted. sampled and advance
agented South America for jears and years. What
we want to do now is get some goods down there.
Or it would almost pay to send down an empty
vessel to bring some of their goods up here. For
we must establish a basis of exchange. But what
ever we do let us get the idea that the era nl
booming is ended. Lhicago Post.
Hating a Nation.
Men talk of dislikinsr or "hatW wlmle nn;nn
They "have no use for" French or Germans or
Russians or English. It is a foolish feeling. If
yoa have had the fortune to get acquainted with
person of different nationalities you have found
them fine and delightful. Occasionally jou may
have come on a disagreeable one. Everv nation.
even jour own, has such. But the chances are
mat jour toreign acquaintance is sincere, honest,
sj-rnpathetic and a good fellow.
The man on the other side of the ocean wouldn't
be so different if jou only knew him. The trouble
is that you don't You lump a lot of disagreeable
qualities together and label them by some national
name and then denounce the nation.
You may not like certain governmental policies
abroad. You may properly object to illiberal or
reactionary traits in the men in control But it
holds true today as it did in the time of Edmund
Burke, that it is impossible to draw an Inrli'etrr.er.t
against a whole people. Kansas City Star.
Ingenious Mute "I drum on a dog bis
cuit with a bone "Puck.
PBIZE SHIP LADEN WITH
SILVER FOR KAISER IN PORT
London. Sept 11 A dlpitch from
Havre to the Renter Company ia"e
"The Dutch vesel Fortuna. captured at
sea. was brought into port today Her
cargo, comprising ingots of ilver and a
larse quantity of wheat, was de-tined for
Germany
THE WAR DAY BY DAY
Fifty Years Ago.
September 14, 1864 Hannibal Hamlin, Vice President of the United States,
, Wat Serving at a Private Soldier in a Company of Maine Volunteers An
Interesting Incident of Military Conditions in a Republic
(Written expressly for The Washington Herald.)
Tom Patterson Bobs Up.
Thi Kaiser's protest to President Wilson iAm
the alleged use of dumdum bulletsN by the allies
may be just a roundabout -way of intimating that he
is- nearly icady for jomebody to propose mediation.
The Democrats of Colorado, in rjonular ,,,-..,,..
have nominated Thomas M. Patterson, now in his
seveniv-iounn year, tor governor. If ir hH f
been for him. according to current rennrt n1t,.-
ford B. Hayes would never have been President of
tne unuea oiates. ratterson was the Democratic
delegate from the Territory whose activities in
Washington resulted in the admission of Colorado
to the Union in 1876, just in time to take part in the
election that year. It was expected the "Centen
nial State" would be Democratic as it had been
as a Territory: but its first Presidential choice was
"Haye and Wheeler," and without its three votes
even South Carolina, Florida and Louisiana would
not have sufficed to turn the scale
Patterson is one of the cheapest demagogs that
can be found in a day's journey. All the barbaric
attempts of the baser elements of Colorado to
make political favor by appeals to race prejudice
particularly that against the Asiatic, have had bis'
endorsement Boston Herald.
Fifty sears ago today Hannibal Ham
lin. Vice President of the United States,
was serving as a private soldier in
company Of Maine volunteers.
While the Vice Presidet was not called
on to go to the front, he was part of the
reserve military strength of the country.
His service admirabl Illustrates military
conditions in a republic in which, In
theory, all men are equal. Under the
law. Mr. Hamlin could have put a "rep
resentative recruit" into the ranks In
hi stead If called upon to go to the front
Considering his jears and station, he
might have done that with propriety He
dlil not choose to do so or to evade his
militia duty, which developed upon him
in the same manner that it did upon his
fellow -townsmen enrolled In the same
company
When Company B of the Maine State
Coast Guards was mustered into the
United States service for sixty days on
August 1. 1W1. It consisted of 100 men
prominent In Bangor, one of whom was
Hannibal Hamlin.
Mr. Hamlin had been one of the first
to enlist In the company, and he Insisted
upon being enrolled In the ranks, living
with the soldiers and being assigned to
every kind of duty which fell to his
comrades.
Itninllii In Camp.
The captain of the company was John
S Rlcker, a thriving merchant The first
lieutenant was Putnam -Walker, partner
In a large lumber firm. The orderly
sergeant was Russell S. Morrison, a
You're getting what the government
furnishes; what's good enoush for me is
good enough for jou "
Morrison attempted to tell the lieuten
ant that he was familiar with the armv
regulation, which forbade the issue of
such stuff.
ne was informed tht the food was
good enough for sta-at-home.
Sergt Morrison rowed hick with the
rations and reported to the captain, who
called Private Hamlin Into conference.
The next day a squad commanded by
Capt Rlcker. with Scrgt Morrison and
Private Hamlin accompanjing it. rowed
over to Kort Constitution
"I Am Hie Vice President."
A protest was dul made h Capt
Rlcker on the rations, and he was sharp
ly ordered to take ihem b.ick to his camp
Capt Rlcker then called Private Ham
lin and Introduced him to thn lieutenant
as "one who is acquainted with the gov
ernment treatment of soldiers as to sup
plies," "I am a commissioned officer of the
United States army." said the lieuten
ant, with heat "Don't sou bring over
any of your privates to talk to me '
Then turning to Hamlin, he asked:
"Who are vou? Do vou know who vou
are talking to"
Hamlin, saluting In nerfeet order, re
plied: "Yes. sir: I suddo" vou are mi
superior officer, a first lieutenant of the
regular army and commissary of this
post. lo you know who I am
Rate of Postage.
To the Kdltor May I. through vour
columns, respectfully suggest to the Con
gress one method for increasing revenue
that will be free from complications.
prompt In effect, easy of collection, and
that will distribute the burden more
widely perhaps than anv other namely
bv an increaxe In the rates of postage.
The present rates upon second-class
mall are notoriously and flagrantly in
adequate to meet the cost of conducting
the business, and this would be a favor
able opportunity to advance them to
something like a remunerative basis. The
people, to meet the emergency, will not
object to 3-cent letter postage
The proposed tax upon freight receipts
of the railroad companies Involves serious
complications In collection: it primarily
Increases the burdens of the carrier com
panies which the President savs ought
to be lessened, so far as it can be
passed along and distributed It falls upon
a class, the shippers, and largely upon
the farming interest.
It amounts- to a special tax upon cot
ton, and agricultural products that will
be felt especially In the South, where the
struggle now is to know- how the farmer
is to realize the cost of raising and pick
ing the cotton crop
An Increase In the rate of letter po't
ase will be slightly felt bv the poor, or
by the farmers, they are not the great
purchasers of stamps, but the bustnes
houses, Thev will add their increased
expense to ihe price of goods. Then
the rates upon parcels post are ridicu
lously nw for short distance and small
packages When we purthase stamps we
are not paying a tax, we are paving for
a se-vlce. a dire:t ervice rendered to
us. and the service wc receive from the
postofflce at this time is too cheap, and
all will cheerfully acree to pay 3 cents
for letter stamps to htlp the government
in this emergent
If the t'onsress will cut the outrageous
river ad harbor bill squarely in two: In
crease the liquor mm tobacco taxes,
especially upon cigarettes, all that the
business will stand nmfortablv . and
raise the postnge rates, they will have
sufficient rev enue directly laid, easily
collected, wldelv distributed, and lightly
felt bv those who pav the bill
W W. BALDWIN.
Burlington. Iowa, Sept 11. 1911.
emplojed In either the case or projeefle
The expression "steel Jacketed seems
to have come Into use through Its fre-1
quent appearance In modern war cor
respondent and novelist stories. Jack
London, among other prominent writers,
showing partiality to its murderous
flavor. "OBSERVER
New York Hotel Arrivals.
New York. Sept. 13. Washmgtoniars
are registered at-hotels here as follows:
Hermitage
II. L. Bussell.
Navarre
M. Franklin.
Mrs. W.,R. Page
T. F. Nelson.
L. Townshend.
J. C Walter
E I- Hewitt.
Latham
H. L. Hurxthal.
Murrav Hill
H P. Keenan.
J L. Kanick.
Bristol
J. O Rouke.
Normandle
R L. Thomas.
Mrs. R I. Thomas.
Walllck
K. A Green.
T. Wasserbach.
Earllncton
J A. Hennesy.
Albemarle
Mrs. C G. Sheehy.
Park Avtnue
J M We: hen it
Herald Square
J W Donnellv.
Great Northern
Mrs B A FUke.
Richmond
Mls X Hamlin.
Miss H Hamlin.
Empire
E. Loomis.
Anoma
Miss U Meehan
Mis' M R. Mee
han Cumberland
Mri F J Peynad
St James
R. G Rankin.
Martha
Washington
D Stevens.
Longacre
L. Tnplett
W. R. Wedder
spoon.
the Dumdum Bullet.
T" the Editor In connection with
the discussion of how the dumdum bul
let is different from the steel and the
description of modern small arms bullets,
the following comnv nt may prove of
timely interest
Investigation pnbably will show that
such bullets, both sporting and military,
and for pistol or rifle, have a lead core.
Merchants and huyers registered as fol
lows. J. A. Hobson. 331 Fourth avenue
A Line o' Cheer Each Day o
the Year.
(Wri'ten Exrrteslr for The HmM.1
By JOHN KE.NDRICK B.VNOS.
GOSSIP.
(CopjTijht. 1911
Learned an awful thing todav
"Bout my neighbor up the wav.
Thought 'twould -e a lot o' fun
Tellln" It to every one
Then a selfish notion came
I confess It to mv shanve
V-.'hat's the use o' harln' this
Bit o' gossip full o' bliss?
Better keen that bit o pelf
Just to grin at by yourself.
And the more I kept It so
Twice as good it seemed to grow.
Wherefore, friend, 'tis my advice.
If you'd make the most of spice
'Bout jour neighbor, old or young.
Do as I did HOLD TOUR TONGUE'
wnoiesaie grocer. r reuencjt . .Appje-i m,- ,.,,. . ., ,. . . .,
ton. son of the chief iustlce of the Maine L?.6 ? ' dfln't', a"d ""PhaUc
c, r-,. tvnuo h w-.r- , -NO- ' don t know, and I dent want t
""l"""v ' """. r ""r,r,V"V WOW. I don't care .1 d
many years prominent In municipal af-l
fairs at Bangor. Eben Stevens, the best
gold and sliver engraver In the State,
and other well-known men were In the
rank and file of the company.
The company went Into camp at Fort
McClarj. KIttery Point Me., across the
Plscataqua River from old Fort Consti
tution, which then had a small regular
garrison
AH commissary supplies for the Bangor
men were to be obtained from the forfj
a fact which led to an Incident that
would have been impossible in any coun--J
try other than the United-States.
riml Rations Received.
The supplies furnished the volunteers
were found to be bad, and Sergt Morri
son, who had charge of the commissary
department of Company B. protested to
the young lieutenant at tne tort whose
duty it was to Issue them.
are"
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to
who you
"Well, slr.l rejoined Hamlin, "as vou
were polite enough to ask who I am. jou
have a right to know My name is Han
nibal Hamlin, and besides my duties as
a private soldier I am Vice Prtsident of
the United States. These men here and
the rest of the members of the company
are every one my friends. They are do
ing a necessary and useful military
duty, as reallr as anv remilar nrmv men
IThey are entitled to as good rations and
, lair treatment .as .any branch of the
military service. They will receive this,
3f not at your hands, then at another's.
r ""J. you nave not given me j-our
name."
The remainder of the scene may easily
be filled In. The rations of the Bangor
men thereafter were ample anc gooc.
ai mo end 01 ma tour of tluty Private
Hamlin returned to Washington to m.
rn rfnv Cant Rlcker ordered the ser-iP'e'o his term of office as Vice PreI.
geant and a squad of men to take tbejdent-
supplies back and reject them. The lieu- ... lOowtfcht, Bio .
tenant aaid: j """"" Mosby Wounded.
SACRIFICE SALE
POSITIVELY THE LAST WEEK OF THIS SALE.
Come early and get best choice It will be a good Investment, even If
vou do not need a refrigerator until next summer. You save 60qj. by
buying now. Service Refrigerators are the highest grade refrigerators
made only high quality merchants handle Service goods.
At the present cut prices these refrigerators are being almost giv?n
awav.
SERVICE REFRIGERATORS
Will go on sale at a price less than it cost to manufacture them. No dealer
I in this country ever bought these High-grade Refrigerators at the-e
jiiiira .... UVun.. .. a.,,......, w iii py you la ouy a icinboiw
now- and save about CO per cent over the guaranteed retail price,
SOaOO REFRIGERATOR GOES AT IXtOO.
STS.OO RCFRIGEBATOn GOES AT S30.00.
tso.OO REFRIGERATOR GOES AT S38.0O.
Other sizes and styles at equally great reductions.
Service Fireless Cookers will also be sold at a sacrifice todav Come
and see these wonderful Fireless Cookers being demonstrated. We will
roast an right-pound roast of beer in two koura, without fire, at a cost
of one-half of a eeat.
Bake cakes, biscuits, bread and boll all klads of vegetables as quick
as on a gas stove, at a saving of so per eeat of fuel.
40.00 COOKERS GO AT S33.0O.
SJ&OO COOKERS GO AT 154)0.
23.00 COOKERS GO AT 15.00.
TRAVERSE CITY REFRIGERATOR CO.,
814 G St. N. AV-
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