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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-20
ARMY AND NAVY NOTES
Senator Chamberlain May End
Deadlock in Army Promotions.
From The Tribune Bureau.
Washington, August II.


GARRISON AND SENATE AT ODDS
Although attracting little general at
tention. the determination Of the Secre-
tary Of War 10 adhere strictly TO the
merit system in making promotions and
the indignation Of Senators because ne
will not heed political recommendations
have operated TO hold up for many
months the nominations OF Colonies
Thomas f. Davis. of the infantry. and
John ]. Wiser Of the coast artillery
CORPS. two OF the first military appoint
ments made by President Wilson. The
retirement tomorrow Of General VI. =.
Maus will make necessary another ap-
pointment 10 the grade OF brigadier gen
eral. and those in the confidence Of Mr..
Garrison assert that he will hll IL in ac-
cordance with his policy. Consequently.
Just when the deadlock viii end cannot
be forctold.
Secretary Garrison takes the .grounl
that in a purely military organization
Ike the army nothing but merit should
be considered in making promotions, and
that the sole consideration Of the ap-
pointing powers should be the efficiency
OF the forces-all the more 80 in coun-
try Ike this. where the total military or
ganization IS so small Members OF Con-
grcss and especially Senator'S. who have
the power 10 confirm or reject military
nominations, insist that substantial
weight should be given TO their recon-
mendations and bitterly resent the atti-
tude Of the Secretary of War.
one Of the leaders Of the opposition 10
Mr. Garrison was the late Senator John
ston. OF Alabama, who recommended for
the two existing vacancies Colonel Rob
ert l.. Bullard, Of the 26th Infantry, and
Colonel William r. Rossel. recently APP
pointed chief OF engineers. Representa-
tive Underwood also took a determined
stand against the policy OF the Secretary,
and so did Senator Williams. OF Missis-
sippi The death 81 Mr.. Johnston has re-
suited IN making Senator Chamberlain. of
Oregon. chairman of the Military Affairs
Committee He shares the views Of his
predecessor. but is disposed TO be less
aggressive in his fight
Senator Chamberlain IL understood 10
feel that there has been sufficient delay
in the confirmation Of Colonies Davis and
Wiser 10 call for a demonstration OF
Senatorial displeasure. and will probably
sanction a favorable report on their nom
nations in the near future. However, II
Secretary Garrison follows his determine
ton in filling the vacancy caused by the
retirement of General Maus. there may
ensue further and more emphatic evil
dence OF hostility.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-20
TRADE EXPANSION IN 57TH ST.

Edgar A. Manning and j. Metcalfe
Thomas have leased for a term OF years
No. 147 West 9th street for the Metcalie
Estate to the x. T.. Hanley Company,
dressmakers. The tenant has been To-
Gated for many years I'm West 46th
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-20
Wiggine for Caminetti

81 had dinner and went downtown
again. Cam then told me what my wife
had said TO him: You've been a snake
10 me for four years he said she told
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-29

leave the car and walk the remaining
distance. An inspector of the railroad
company sustained the conductor and re-
| rused TO eject the resisting passenger or
40 allow the car to he moved until he
IeIt voluntarily or paid another fare. A
verItabIe tangle of technicalities. The
| car was filled with passengers ana they
| were anxious to proceed. They were all
disconnected by the insistence OF each
sloe upon the rights of the case. Final
ly one sensible woman cut the knot by
paying the fare demanded and the car
proceeded. The representative regarded
this as a test case. but owing TO the
fact that he was not elected. but was
ultimately carried to his destination. the
test fails to be effective.
The case presents some instructive fea-
lures. In the first place 1t demonstrates
the need Of reasonableness In all forms
of street railway regulations. 1t IL true,
OF course. that passengers should be on
the alert to inform themselves Of the
, precise destina ton of the cars on which
they are riding and the scope of their
transfer privileges. But conductors should
have a margin of discretion TO meet a
situation arising from inadvertent mis-
takes made by passengers in their haste
OF boarding cars In this particular in
stance the passenger was perhaps unduly
exercised over the matter. He certainly
was not considerable OF the immediate
rights and necessities OF the public when
he caused a blockade of traffic affecting
not merely the passengers in the car in
which he was attempting TO ride. but
those in the cars stalled behind. This
seems very like the traditional act of
straining at a gnat while swallowing a
camel. Much trouble is made in the world
by those who insist upon the rigid letter
in every proceeding.
The public utilities commission, when it
is formally organized, should take into
account this matter of the transfer rights
! of passengers and the reasonableness OF
the companies own rules regarding them.
Much friction and ill-feeling can be al
layed through an adjustment which will
prevent the abuse of the transfer privilege
while checking the sometimes autOcratic
insistence of conductors upon an infiexible
observance of the conditions imposed upon
passengers by the companies. Yester-
days episode is chiefly valuable in point
ing to the need Of a spirit of accommo-
dalton on the part of both the railroad
companies and the passengers themselves.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-29
Mr.. Wilson in Harness.

Congratulations recently offered may be
renewed to Mr. Wilson on his industry at
This season of the year. He Is going TO
he President the whole year round AS
long as business presses ne VIII remain
on the job. The mercury has no terrors
for him Congress is in session on MS
call. and executive questions are ripen-
ing under his direction. Hence, as he
considers. his place is in Washington un-
I'll the pressure passes He is right.
There is a suggestion that Mr.. Wilson
has cut out too much work at the start
that had ne been more experienced he
would have spared both Congress ana
himself by taking up one important thing
at time.
But he has taken up two important
things at once. and they are the most i'm
portant things on the democratic pro-
gram Before the tariff Is half way
through Congress he has brought forward
the currency issue, and wants action on
both at as early a day as possible. Can
he hope for action on both as early as Oc-
tobero
Congress confesses its unpreparedness
a. to the currency by what is practically
an appeal to the country for information.
What do the bankers think about the
matter? What objections have they to
the measure now made public? What
changes do they think necessary in the
interests of business? Senators particu-
larry are anxious for light.
Well, they are seeking il in the right
quarter. though they should not confine
themselves to that quarter. All business
men Of experience and success should be
asked to give their views about a ques-
ton touching so intimately the interests
Of business.
But the question is one to which bank
ers in the very nature of things, have
given much thought. They have it with
them always. They could not escape it If
they would Hence. now that the exist
ing currency is under criticism for the
purpose of devising better. their views
about what the situation calls for in the
way of a remedy are not only properly
sought. but when given should be weighed
with great care.
Mr.. Wilson understands that work is
on hand, and that more is to come But
he is ready and willing to do his part.
And Congress as a worker must respond
to his lead The Capitol building and the
White House are only a mile apart, and
the same sun shines on both. Lay on
Macduff. and wilted be the collar of the
first to cry enough.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-29
SULzER OF new YORK.

From the Columbus Ohio State Journal.
Tammanys sudden discovery that some
body accused Gov. Sulzer of perjury or
something some years ago looks about
as important COL Roosevelt's progress
sive argument last fall that Gov Wilson
wrote something about immigration in
1895.
From the Houston Post.
Charlie Murphy says he would not trust
himself alone in a room with Old Billy
! SulZer. Ii appears from this distance
that some of the New York democrats
are making elaborate preparations tc
. turn New York back to the republican
party.
From the Baltimore Star.
And just to show how much New York
thinks of T. r., they turned down Sui
zer's primary bill.
From the Knoxville Journal and Tribune
Some people in New York are saying
they love Gov. SulZer for the enemies he
has made.
From the Atchison (kanD Champion.
Gov. SulZer should never have been
brought up in New York. He has en-
tirely too many earmarks of a good fight
ing westerner, especially the kind that
Kansas knows best how TO produce.
From the New York World
Boss Murphy's only comment on the
defeat of the governor direct-primarv
bill is. 1t speaks for ITSELF In Novem-
Der the people will have a chance to
speak for themselves.
From the Baltimore sun.
The New York assembly did not defeat
Gov. SulZer in defeating direct primaries
1t defeated its own sense of decency
From the Kansas City Star.
If there were any doubt remaining of
the value of direct primaries the des-
perate fight of Tammany to defeat the
bill for them in New York would dispel
the doubt.
From the Chicago Record Herald
One good thing about Gov. Sulzer of
New York is that he has fallen out with
Tammany.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-29
CURRENCY COMMENTS.
Milwaukee, Free Press.

From The Milwaukee, Free Press.
There is after all some reason for
doubling that Mr. Bryan'S Endorsement
of any currency bill carries any great
weight.
From the Memphis Commercial Appeal
The S r. o. sign was out in the House
when President Wilson played his return
engagement Monday, appearing in mon
ologue called Currency Reform.
From the Knoxville Sentinel.
President Wilson is right. When the
cost of living * again lured within halllnS
distance of the earth We shall want some
currency to lay in a supply OF the afore-
said and the same.
From the Albany Evening Journal.
The currency bill is so freely discussed
because so few understand 1t.
From the Toledo Blade.
Much of the space photographers might
devote To the currency question Is taken
up with references to the weather.
From the Milwaukee Evening Wisconsin.
Whatever else happens, it is to be hoped
the American working man will he paid
in as good a currency after the unkers
at Washington have concluded their tlnk-
ering as the currency he Is paid IN now.
From the Sioux City Tribune
Some eastern bankers say if the cur
rency bill passes in it's present form they
will take out state charters. They assert
fear of political control. Perhaps the
word political may be eliminated.
From the Chicago News
AS for the reforms required in our cur
rency system they are simple and should
require no labor on the part or experts
to formulate. What is needed is a cur
rency that is easier to get and harder
to get rid of. Our present money is too
good 1t is valued too highly. Connois-
seurs and collectors monopolize it.
From the Baltimore Star.
If that now currency bill will do all
that Representative Bulkley claims. 1t
| looks like the millennium IL nearer than
any of us thought.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-29
Office Not a General Lure.

In the matter of federal patronage
while there is healthy appetite among
the rank and file of the democracy, there
is no scramble at the top for places. On
the contrary, the captains so to saw. are
declining the Presidents offers. The lis,
10 date is noteworthy.
Neither President Emeritus Eliot MOI
Richard Olney. former Secretary of State
cared for the British mission and Chair
man McCombs of the democratic national
committee is toying with the French mis-.
sion in the most amusing and remarkable
way.
II was stated full two months ago tina,
a member of the faculty of Princeton
University had declined the German mis-
sion. and il is a fact of record that John
X. Mott, a leader in the international Y
NJ C. \. work, declined the Chinese mis-
sion.
Mr.. Justice Gerard of New York 2
generous contributor to the Wilson cam.
paign fund last year, might have had the
Spanish mission. but Madrid was not a
lure. He will, however, 60 to Berlin
And Henry Morganthau of New York
the treasurer of the democratic nationa
committee. might have gone to Turkey
but asked TO be excused.
According TO report former Naro,
PheIan of San Francisco was offered tn.
Austrian mission. but important busi
ness engagements at home prevented hi,
acceptance And Meredith Nicholson /.
not, after all. IL seems, to go to Por
fugaL He objects to the present dis
turbed state of things in that country.
These destinations are probably nc
chargeable to the poor salaries paid dip
lomats- Money could mot have been ;
consideration with Mr.. Eliot, Mr.. OIney
Mr. Morganthau or Judge Gerard. TIL
two massachusetts men are well fixed
financially, while the two New Yorker
bills for entertaining do not attach. !
Spiurge is not required at either Picking
Madrid or Lisbon, and American rep
fesentatives have lived on modest figure
sn Paris. Berlin and Vienna
The explanation seems TO be that thes
men are<already employed to their liking
They prefer life at home While abb
financialy-to afford office at a small sal
AIRY abroad, little old America suits then
better.
Well. IL is a good country. There ar
many who love IL. Serving II in offic
anywhere is an honor. But it is of inter
est 10 note that the roads to the Whit
House are not, as sometimes represented
choked with horde hungry and press
ing for office. In some quarters Office i
being declined
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-29
The Presidents Colored Friends.

Mr.. Wilson's woes multiply. Although
master of the situation it stands, the
President must wait bit for the new
tariff measure. 1t may reach him in the
form he desires. and then IL may not
There may be a slip 'twixt the senatorial
lip and his pen. The measure is Just
starting on the most perilous stage of its
journey, and republicans and progress
ives, united. are Laying" for it,
Then there is the currency measure. A
modest estimate associates seventeen
kinds of difficulties with that Does it
disguise rag money inflation-once the
terror of the country? Is there possible
under 1t the creation of a political ma
chine more powerful than ever was
erected with the spoils of once? Does
IT threaten the existence of the national
banking system? And on
And now come the colored democrats
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-29
Preserving Battle6elds.

The Gettysburg reunion, at which vet
Grams Of both Federal and Confederate
armies will assemble to commemorate the
fftieth anniversary of that battle. en-
phasizes the wisdom of the preservation
Of the field on which the north and south
met in what proved to be ultimately a
decisive conflict. Had it not been for the
foresight of the government in pre-empt-
ing this ground it would doubtless now
have been transformed from all sem
blance to the fighting field of fifty years
ago and 1T would have been impossible
to identify places of important happen
ings. A reunion on field not preserved
by strict reservation would lack the in
terest and the historical value that the
Gettysburg gathering this year will have.
A field like Gettysburg is not to be
regarded as a memorial of a tragedy. 1t
has its lessons apart from the sufferings
and losses there inflicted. and it is Of
untold patriotic Importance that sur
vivors of the two armies that fought so
desperately for three days in 1853 should
assemble on the very field and go over
the Identical ground, changed SO little
since the great battle drama was there
enacted
fields have been preserved. but others
remain to be thus saved from change
and the destruction of landmarks There
is conspicuous local instance deserving
of mention in this connection. When
Jubal A. Early attempted to capture
Washington he was met north OF the city
by a hastily assembled force and driven
of after a severe fight centering about
not one OF the important battles OF the
war as regards the numbers engaged and
the immediate issue, but 1t is most sig
nificant In consideration Of the design to
enter Washington. Had Early's plans
succeeded the northern states would
nave been profoundly shocked by the
spectacle Of the capture Of the capital.
President Lincoln realized the gravity of
this attempt upon Washington and per-
sonally witnessed the fighting, standing
on one of the ramparts of Fort Stevens
actually under fire. this being the only
time that he was in the firing zone during
the civil war.
Thus for a double reason it is histori-
cally important that Fort Stevens should
be preserved from the entertainments of
building enterprises and other changes
calculated to render it unrecognizable in
the course of a few years Fortunately
the scene has been but little changed.
but this immunity cannot be expected 10
continue. as developing movement has
begun in that direction. Just at present
| a plan for the preservation of Fort Ste
vens and its incorporation in the grounds
OF the Walter Reed Hospital has been
formed and will be pressed upon the at
tention or Congress. In the light of the
Gettysburg reunion the reason of the an
| peal Tor the establishment of Fort
apparent
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-29
A VACATION SONG.

Vacation time has come. hey no.
'Skeeters and suDburns and spralns.
And many man
With frying pan
Rents il up from the plains.
Into the mountains. up by the snow
Where the biggest 'skeeters and woodticks grow,
Hey-ho.
Where the biggest woodficks grow.
Vacation time has come, hey-ho.
Boardwalks and funkeys and bills,
And many man
Hooks what he can
And heats ii down from the hills
To the sailed sands where the tangos go
And a square meal cost ten dollars or so,
'Hey-ho,
Yes costs ten dollars or so.
Vacation time has come. hey-ho.
Scatter and chatter and roam;
Let every man
Do what he can
To beat it away from his home.
He will wear of his tummy and scatter his
dough.
But what is the difference? He's been on the go
Hey-ho.
You bet, he's been the 60
Ralph Bacon in the New York Times.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-29

demanding recognition for their WORK ID
last years campaign. Taking their cue
from their white associates, they want to
know where they come In at the pie
counter. What Is to be their share of the
pastry? And how soon are their platters
to be filled.
They are not numerous. The colored
democrat 10 an exotic. He is not native
to the soil. He can be produced. but Pc
culiar conditions are necessary, and
when he arrives he is not hardy.
Last year many colored mon voted
against Mr.. Taft. But the majority Of
such voted for Mr.. Roosevelt Only q
few. comparatively. voted for Mr.. Wilson
But those who assisted indirectly In Mr.
Wilson's election by voting for Mr..
Roosevelt-who was the assistant demo-
cratic candidate-are expecting recogni-
ton along with those who supported the
Baltimore ticket-who took their democ-
racy straight.
What can Mr.. Wilson do for his colored
friends? What Is he disposed to do?
What will his party permit him to do?
He is limited in the matter Of places.
Presumably he will appoint no colored
man to any Office Of consequence In the
south. Such appointments when made by
republican Presidents have always been
condemned by the southern democratic
leaders. who would resent them from him
more roundly than they have ever done
from republican.
Limited then. to a few places in the
diplomatic service. and a few In this
town which have become associated with
the colored race, how. without the power
to perform miracle. will it be possible
for Mr.. Wilson to feed the hungry? And
what will be the feeling Of those who are
sent away empty? No wonder that when
prominent colored man visited the
White House last week seeking light on
this subject he got no farther than the
secretary's room. Mr.. Wilson must have
time to think matters over
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-29
M'NAB VS.. M'REYkOLDS.

regardless. There must be wonder I'm
some quarters that lightning from heaven
does not fall upon nm and shrivel him.
From the Grand Rapids Press.
The Californians couldn't he more Bit
ter against Attorney General McRev-
nolds if he were Jap trying 70 own
property.
From the Galveston News.
Mr. McNab is holdover republican
official in state that is largely hostile
to the present administration at Wash
ington OF course, this MAY mean moth
ing.
From the Richmond Times Dispatch.
With MARITIME on one side of him and
McReynolds on the other President Will
SON is having a deuce of Q time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-29
Pleasures Of Imagination.

Il thought you said YOU were going
fishing
Yes" replied the man who spends ten
hours a day at desk: Il have made
some experiments in that line and 1 think
can derive great pleasure from a fishing
trip. il l can strike the right place in
the right kind Of weather. I'm going to
lure the wary prize from the shadows of
the fern-bordered pool. I'm going to lis
ten to the bird songs that drift with the
shimmering sunshine through the Ieafy
arches and then forget all my cares as a
flash of silvery animation trembIes at
the hook. I'm going to find a place where
anxiety and discomfort cannot intrude. -
Yes; but when are you going?"
"Oh. I'm not really going fishing at all
what's the use OF spelling a pleasant
dream?"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-29

From the Boston Advertiser.
There is strong tradition in Wash
ington which demands that the President
shall back the members of his cabinet
under all circumstances. This is not one
of the precedents which MIR. Wilson has
seen at to ignore.
From the Providence journal.
The President to his Attorney General
II approve OF what you have done. and
now II you please, we will proceed to do
what ought TO be done"
From the Dayton News
Every now and then some fellow like
McNab comes UP and attempts to over
throw the government by resigning.
From the Hartford Ccurant.
Lawyer McNab of San Francisco Il an
iFTeverent person; he talks back. quite
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-29
Unterrifed.

l hears de white folks sayin'
Dat things is goin' wrong.
But de music keeps a-playin'
An it's
sweet
an
strong.
Dey say dem foreign nations
Is sure TO disag
Denis mighty demonstrations.
But dey
KANT
me.
Dey say some dealers usin'
De bottom Of de pack
l does my share o. losin',
An dat's
shore
But make my chance a fair one.
Wifi kyahds I understand
Jes' keep the game a square one
An I'll
play
my
hand.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-29
A Transfer Trouble.

The other day representative in
Congress. making a slight mistake
in identifying the street car on
which he was riding, found on
presenting a transfer that 1t was not
good" at the particular point at which
IL was offered. He had only TO ride two
blocks. The transfer would have been
good at that point. The conductor
pbedient to his rigid rules Of instruction.
refused to accept it The passenger re-
fused to pay an additional fare or to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-29
Elegant Asperities.

SO you think that college education
leaves girl better equipped for domestic
life?'
Yes. replied Miss Cayenne. When .
woman loses her temper. 1t must be some
comfort to her husband for her to ex
press herself dramatically and even
classically."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-29

History has not said what Col. Roose-
Welt did with the cents he collected as
the result of his libel suit. Possibly this
money, so fully guaranteed free from
faint, will head the list Of contributions
to the next bull moose campaign fund.