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The Washington herald., 1914-10-14

even touching the question of relief for the one crop
that maintains our national balance of trade"
With the fall election less than month away
quotation from so high Democratic authority is
worth notice at this time, The partys campaign
book has been issued and some three hundred pages
have beeu printed dealing with the partys accom-
plishment" 1t sets forth that the party has kept
promises by reducing the cost of the neeessares of
life and yet stimulated American industry and COM
merce" The partys orators already are on the
stump praising Democratic achievement" and ask
ing for an Endorsement at the polls
Editor Howell, however, evidently takes little
stock in the boasts of his party He sees but little
of positive accomplishment" and is frank to admit
it. The Democratic National Committee has at least
one member who viii not shut his eyes to the facts
in the case nor make prosperity out of continued
stream Of Congressional talk Mr.. Howell does not
subscribe to the old bunko game
The Washington herald., 1914-10-14

Fifty years ago today Col John S.
Mosby, the famous Confederate Partisan
Ranger, with eighty-four OF his men, de-
rallied a train on the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad seven miles west OF Harpers
Ferry and secured $4,000 in greenbacks
from two paymasters of Gen. P. H.
Sheridan's army.
This exploit, known among Col. Mos
by's followers as the greenback raid. -
was one OF the most audacious Of the
many dashing feats in minor warfare
performed by Col. Moshy. The derail-
ment OF the train took place on rail-
road which, was guarded by thousands
Of soldiers, between two OF the princi-
pal garrison towns on the line, Harpers
Ferry and Martinsburg.
Its success was due to the local
knowledge OF Mosby's men of the road
and the neighboring country, and to
intelligent observation on the part Of
Mosby's spies. two Of whom visited the
scene OF the proposed hold-up in ad-
vance and selected the point at which
the work could be most successfully ac-
complished.
The securing of the money-a fortune
to the Confederates. in the then de-
based condition of their own currency
appears to have been a stroke OF luck.
though II is fair to suppose that Col.
Mosby had counted on the probability
of army funds being on the train
The raid was Col. Mosby's first i'm
portant undertaking since returning to
his command after an absence OF some
thing more than a month, in which he
was convalescing from a wound re-
ceived when surprised by Federal cav
alry near Fairfax Court House.
Waiting for the Train.
Every effort had been made by the
FederaIs to catch Mosby's men in Lou
doun, Fairfax or Fauquier counties. but
without even a small measure OF sue
cess. Mosby continued TO use the Blue
which to operate in the rear OF Sheri-
dams Grmy.
On the greenback raid Mosby and his
chosen band-about one-third of mis- total
the Shenandoah River.
below Smokers Gap, on the night Of
October T. Riding next day across the
valley toward Bunker Hill, they lay con-
cealed near the pike, watching small
parties Of Federals moving along the
highway between Martinsburg and Win
chester No force was seen to cause a
swerving from the lire Of march toward
the Potomac. and late that evening the
party arrived at its selected point of at
tack on the train.
This was cut between high rocks near
Dufields Station, that could be APP
preached BY a rayine or gully.
Hating in this natural place of con-
reaIment. Mosby sent a small party down
TO the railroad to pull up tracks. II was
his purpose to derail the train in the cut
in order not to endanger the lives of the
passengers by upsetting the cars.
The work on the roadbed was SOON ac>
and the command lay down
TO walt for a train bound east which
would be the first TO pass. II was
clear. cold night. and the time dragged
to the men concealed in the gully beside
the railroad. The east-bound train was
The Washington herald., 1914-10-14
HISTORY BUILDERS.
The Original Of the Elder Sothsrn's
Fitz AItemout
CwAtssa Ezprssay for ne Hsrlld.l
BY DR. Z. :. EDWARDS.

~ OSNs I1s - 10 " AADAa
An incidental references to the fact that
among the eccentric characters who al
ways found friend in Charles A. Dana
and who frequently when in peSunisry
distress visited him. was George the
Count Johannes, brought 10 the reeollec-
ton Of the late A. II. Palmer, who in his
day was the leading theatrical manager
Of the United States. an incident asso-
ciated with z H. Sothern. father Of the
actor Of that name who has been prom
inent In dramatic life for twenty years.
did you ever see the Count Jo-
hannes?" Mr.. Palmer asked me. re-
piled that had only seen him several
times when making his somewhat peri
odic visit to Mr.. Dana, but that, had
also seen him in the excruciatinsly
painful and eccentric performance of
Hamlet" In which he appeared as the
melancholy Danish prince.
You viii remember, then, what a curl
Gus personality the Count Johannes
had" said Mr.. Palmer. He wore an
ink-black wig. with the rear locks al
most touching his shoulders. He was
closely shaven, excepting a mustache,
whose long ends drooped so that they
could almost have met beneath his chin.
He was OF very salloW complexion, and
this was intensified by his dark eyes and
his presumably dyed eyebrows. He al
ways wore a long-tailed frock coat,
which he had worn so many years that
the seams were OF different tints from
the body Of the garment. His trousers
were also black and usually very tight,
and he commonly wore brown spats over
his congress CATERS. Although he never
used them he always wore q pair Of i'm
mense' eyeglasses. which hung from his
neck by a cord"
Mr.. Palmer's description Of the Count
Johannes was perfect. was able to
contribute one fact which interested Mr..
Palmer greatly. I told him that the
Count Johannes had brought to the at
tention OF Mr.. Dana documents which
showed that a title OF nobility had ac-
tually been conferred upon him, when
he was plain George Jones, by a prince
Of one Of the petty kingdoms OF Europe
He was therefore fairly well authorized
to refer to himself as the Count Jo-
hannes.
Il think 1t was in 1S7. possibly a year
earlier" continued Mr.. Palmer, that
the senior Sothern decided to put on q
new play. He had been on a long tour
in the United States and had been very
successful both as Lord Dundreary and
as Brother Sam. He also was seen oc-
casionally in the part of David Garrick
In the play Of that name. and I always
The Washington herald., 1914-10-14

thought he played Il better than any
other actor whom had seen In the part.
-Sothern got hold Of q new play. I
have always suspected that the play as
he produced It was practically written
BY himself just as the character OF Lord
Dundreary In Tom TayIors play. Our
American Cousin was built up bit by bit
by Sothern until II became the leading
character Of the play. Sothern called
this play The Crushed Tragedian.' He
had family outlined IN his mind the
makeup and the characteristics OF the
poor old broken-down tragedian who
nevertheless always kept perfect faith in
himself. Somebody suggested to Sothern
that he would find his type IN the Count
Johannes. The suggestion was acted
upon. and when sothern first appeared
in the play every one who had ever seen
the Count Johannes recognized him In
Sothsrn's makeup and manner as Fitz
Altemont, the crushed tragedian.' The
play was successful both here and aft
erward in England.
Had the Count Johannes been a nor
NAL human being, he would have felt
hurt or Inundated by Sothern's clever
study Of him. Instead of that. the count
was greatly pleased. and thought an
honor had been conferred on him. He
determined to appear upon the stage,
although he was a lawyer. in the part Of
Hamlet. relying upon the advertisement
sothern had given to him. He did this
and struggled for q week through per-
formances OF Hamlet, appearing not to
care at all for the Jeers and even the Wis
ible salutes in the forms Of offensive Of
ferings which were hurled ht him from
the gallery. When a turnip landed on
his face he either ignored It or showed
II aside with hasty kick"
Copyright, 1915, BY Z. J. Edwards. An rights 70
serTedJ
Tomorrow DR.. Edwards will tell o
Some SidelIghts on Daniel Webster."
The Washington herald., 1914-10-14
A Democrat Out of Tune.

Even the editor of the Atlanta Constitution, who
is member of the Democratic National Committee,
and whose paper for years has fought Democratic
battles whether wrong or right, does not appear to
place high value on the services of the present
Congress
after session of nearly year." says Editor
Clark Howell during which there has been little of
positive accomplishment in the direction of industrial
Congress is about to adjourn without
The Washington herald., 1914-10-14

1t is an exaggeration to say that the Borland
amendment to the District bill, requiring property
owners to pay half the cost of paving the streets
amounts to conhscaton of many homes 1t is per-
fecty clear, however, that Representative Borland
perpetrated an injustice on thousands of owners of
small homes in the suburbs and imposed severe
hardship upon them. The great majority of the
property owners affected are those who have Invested
in modest homes in the outskirts of the city where
land prices are reasonable, and where the streets
have not yet been paved. These home owners are
now to be assessed for half the cost of paving while
the owners of more valuable homes in the central
sections where the streets laid long ago at gov
ernment expense escape unscathed 1t is to be
hoped the District Commissioners viii urge the re-
peal of the Borland amendment at the next session.
and that sufficient number Of members of Con-
gress to bring this about win be made aware of the
injustice and hardship inflicted by the measure as it
stands.
The Washington herald., 1914-10-14

The District budget this year will again include
an item for the paving of Seventh street, between
New York and Florida avenues. This is an abso-
1utey necessary improvement, and why Congress re-
fused to make the small appropriation required when
the need of it clearly pointed out last winter
is one of the many mysteries connected with District
legislation If the District Committee could be COM
PEELED to take ride IN wagon without springs
this central thoroughfare of the National Capital per-
haps the money would be forthcoming.
The Washington herald., 1914-10-14
Autos and AeropIanss.

Representative D. r. Anthony of Kansas i'm
pressed by the mobility of troops in the campaign
in France when using armored automobiles says
that he will introduce bill in Congress providing
for the equipment Of the United States army with
but would if not be better first to make sure of an
improved and adequate aeroplane service? Friends
of the army are prone to distrust sudden enthus-
asms in Congress to increase its eficiency.-New
Yn-k Sim
The Washington herald., 1914-10-14

Probably Secretary McAdoo will refrain from
further correspondence with Representative Henry
the subject of financing the cotton crop since the
Texan refuses to be convinced of the futty of his
efforts and is apparently using the Treasury Depart
ment to help make him hero in the eyes of the
South
The Washington herald., 1914-10-14

President Wilson announces that reports received
from various sources indicate that the business of the
country is rapidly returning to normal and that our
import and export trade is showing Improvement
Is it possible tst after the wartax bill is enacted it
will be found unnecessary to put it into operation?
The Washington herald., 1914-10-14

Copyright, f9Ll
Suppose we set apart each year
A special month for all our growing
Eleven months for songs of cheer,
And only one for plaintive bowling.
Just try II once-you'lI find, I know.
The plan Is safe and sane and sober
Eleven months Of Joy. with woe
Confined to four weeks in KNOCK
TOBER.
The Washington herald., 1914-10-14

King Victor Emmanuel of Italy, is short Of stature,
but he rapidly developing into the greatest figure
in Europe. He is keeping his country out Of war
The Washington herald., 1914-10-14

Many woman has recovered from severe i'll
ness just because she didn't want some other woman
TO attend her funeral.
The Washington herald., 1914-10-14

Judging by his conduct, Representative Donovan
must forget at times whether he is Democrat or a
Republican.
The Washington herald., 1914-10-14

The paragraphers are still Matching quips abOu
Cen Won KIuck's name.
The Washington herald., 1914-10-14

What do you suppose the umpires do in winter7
Not that we care.
The Washington herald., 1914-10-14

Season busiest in years for Interstate Commerce
Commission" says a news item. When the Inter
state Commerce Commission gets busy everything else
seems to stop.
The Washington herald., 1914-10-14

A good many Virginians, we understand fear that
prohibition will be what Gen. Sherman said about
var.
The Washington herald., 1914-10-14

Mr. Hearst wants Messrs. Taft, Roosevelt, and
Bryan appointed on a peace commission. Is Mr..
Hearst prepared to give bond that such commission
would keep the peace?
The Washington herald., 1914-10-14

The more exciting the war news is, the more GER
tain it is to be contradicted next day.
The Washington herald., 1914-10-14

The Houston Post says the Texas legislature
compares very favorably with the legislatures of
other States-and hastens to add that it knows this
isn't much of commitment.
The Washington herald., 1914-10-14

dealer wants to know how to make S. shoe
fashionable Oh mark it up to S. or s..
The Washington herald., 1914-10-14

Some of the Southern Congressman are almos
cotton-mouthed these days.
The Washington herald., 1914-10-14

Paris Berlin, and Petrograd are the fiction CEN
tiers of the world these days.
The Washington herald., 1914-10-14

One way to keep well is not to read the paten
medicine advertisements.
The Washington herald., 1914-10-14

The Democrats have nominated a State ticket in
Vermont, but we have forgotten the name of the
goats
The Washington herald., 1914-10-14

When a woman pays 81 pair for hose she gen.
orally wants to let you see what she got for her
money.
The Washington herald., 1914-10-14

1t is reported that a literary magazine is to be
established in Arkansas, but don't believe it.
The Washington herald., 1914-10-14

What pity it is that Richard Harding Davis
wasn't permitted to go right up to the firing linel
The Washington herald., 1914-10-14
Envy.

Envy
Poor Mrs. de Reegur Is broken heart
ed. They can't send her any more Paris
gowns. That suit she's wearing was
made here in town" What a pity.
land Plain Dealer
The Washington herald., 1914-10-14

And raising cotton is at times almost as bad as
war
The Washington herald., 1914-10-14

And we called that affair in Mexico war.
The Washington herald., 1914-10-14

T"nsorrow-Gen. Early bOnOrs .
fallen foe.
The Washington herald., 1914-10-14
A Line O Cheer Each Day o
the Year.
CONCENTRATION.

CWriiten Expressly for The Herald.l
By JOHN KENDRICK BANGS.
The Washington herald., 1914-10-14

Won Kuck is determined old bird
The Washington herald., 1914-10-14

Capt and Mrs. Charles Sidney Haight.
Of Washington. are the guests OF Mrs.
Haight's parents. Mr.. and Mrs. G.
Winthrop Folsom, at Lenox, Mass.
The Washington herald., 1914-10-14

Mrs. William F. Draper and Miss Mar
garet Preston Draper are at the Ritz
Carlton, New York, for a few days.
The Washington herald., 1914-10-14

Mrs, Henry D. Flood, wife Of Represen-
tative Flood, and her young sister. Miss
Hilda Portner have gone to their home
in Appomatox, Va for a short stay.
The Washington herald., 1914-10-14

Miss Adelaide Heath and her aunt,
Miss Mary NJ Heath. have taken an
apartment at the Seville, 212s Eighteenth
street, having rented their house on H
street for the winter.
The Washington herald., 1914-10-14

Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Micou and Col
Hilary A. Herbert have returned to Wash
ington and are at their home in Twenty
first street for the season Mrs. Micou and
her father and sons spent the summer
in Canada Mr.. Micou joining them for
part OF the time. Mr.. H. Herbert Micou
and Mrs. Benjamin H. Micou have re-
turned to Cornell.
The Washington herald., 1914-10-14

Safety first Better put EN- on.
The Washington herald., 1914-10-14

Miss Anna Burdick and Miss Ethel Nal
lette, Of Bridgeport, Conn. are visiting
friends at the Hotel Powhatan-
The Washington herald., 1914-10-14

Mrs. Theodore Kane, of New York. A.
rived here on Monday and has taken an
apartment at the Hotel Powhatan for
the coming season.
The Washington herald., 1914-10-14

Mrs Champ Clark. who has gone TO
Missouri with her son. Bennett, will visit
her sister, Mrs. Mary Herndon, in Full
ton, Mo-, before she returns to Washing
ton
The Washington herald., 1914-10-14

Former Senator and Mrs Clarence Wat
son are at White Sulphur Springs. where
they will remain for a month.
The Washington herald., 1914-10-14

Former Senator and Mrs. George Pea
body have left Newport for New York,
en- route to Washington.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-03-18

Persons who are inclined to heitt.e.
the faults in our judiciary system are
urged to read the history of thc mu,h-
litigated Grange store eases. toll iute:-
esti sely in today'~ news columns.
brought prcyiou, to March. 1911. these
eases nave vet to come To trial on
;h"ir merits. Technical faults ct ore
sind or another h5vc sent them aaci-
ald forth. between county aud supreme
court, and now after three wears III.
SEEM no nearer settlement than VII, u
they were brought The Reformcr. doe,
moi undertake. 20 place the blame Tn
his lisgrarefu condition Of affai> a.
amy individual on SET of indivIin Ill
LAWYERS cannot fairly he hiam,l :cs
taking advantage OF the technical rti..
takes Of their opponents; that j. tneit
business. That such DELAYS are almost
everyday occurrences. however. does
IN our opinion constitute a serious ar
j raienmcnt or present day methods 81
/ judicial procedulo.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-03-18

y gun in the hanis Of a ll:year-o.d
loutncv boz caused the instant death
Monday Of n'ue-year-old playmate.
The shooting WAS purely accidental
and no legal steps are TO he taken, yet
someone j. criminally responsible for
tho tragedy. How Ion. viii children
he allowed access to weapons which
are dangerous enough in the hands Of
those of mature wears? In spite of the
fact that there is an ordinance against
the use of firearms in the village Of
Brattlehoro Youngsters are frequently
seen and more frequently heard shoot.
ing them. The practice is one that
hoGld be stopped immediately Par
ents who are foolish enough to let
tfeir boys nave rifles should at least
sec to il that the weapons are not
used within the village limits
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-03-18

I'm encouraging. turn has come Ill ii,
New England railroad situation am
there j. reason to believe that an
s.ereement viii be reached between the
company and the department OF justice
by the end Of tile week which viii dis
pose OF the chief questions At issue. in
Guiding the time limit on the disposi
ton OF the Boston y Maine and OF her
securities, and leave the railroad Of
lieiaj- free 10 return To their enormous
but not hopeless. task Of rchabilitatin2
tine properties. 1t was stated at the
White House yesterday, as rejecting
tbe opinion of President Wilson, that
matter~ are moving along equally
and that there win he no rceeiNcrship
1T either property. The President
va, said to lac OF the opinion that the
crisis. iii any. was passed.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-03-18
CALLS WOMAN'S
SUFFRAGE HOPELESS
Senator Borah Says Amendment III Re
gard TO Negro Franchise
VIII Prevent

WASHINGTON March IS - After
,-i,,ro,.. dafanee ot v,op,.,p -,trraa4
IN tba sana+, Yesterday Sana,or Wi
liam, /, Pora. Of Itabo .borted suf
frao4 ,5yo,.at,.s nr rhe door and IN tGe
Galleries bz- derIar,no il was imnra.-
teal and jmpos~ible to obtain the vote
ter vau-3 n, s., Constitutional amend
mant
IL. urs.5a.od -ba- after ~ .xears al
vain -epd.a,.or the women womb r.
n.w rheir ahar,Icr.d reonest for the
naIIot betore TN. peoule Of the StateS
ho.an.e in .eekiua am amendment to
tho federal constitution they had load
al themselves down with The negro
one.tiau. th,, Iapapesc Question and
!. dozen other states riohtS probIems.
.Yon win never carry the reonired
81 states for constitutional woman
suffrage amendment said the srua.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-03-18
WEST BRATTLEBORO.

Mr.. and Mrs. T. NJ. Albee have re-
turned from visit Of several DAYS i'm
Townshend
Mrs. Holland Sparks of Newfane has
come to spend some time with her sis
ter, Mrs. Alonzo T. Stowe.
Miss Maude Miller j. substituting
IN Houghton & Simonds 5 store while
Miss Ruth Harlow is on vacation.
Mrs. L. 5, Bartlett. Miss Maria
Stedman and Mrs. F. =. Fisher left
this morning for a stay of week or
10 days in New York.
Mrs. Thrower and children and bar
sister, Miss Edna Wheeler. will NOV
April from MelroSe street ia tha
house owned by Melvin DalrvmpIe.
Martin Hall Of Wilmington came
from Chesterfield this week TO the
home OF her niece, Mrs Thomas Col.
Inns, where he j. very i'll with asthma
and complications.
Mr. and Mrs. II. c. Smead, who had
been spending the winter with their
daughter, Mrs. George c. Harris, and
family, left Yesterday for Vernon
where they viii visit their cousins
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-03-18
Bureau Would Furnish Man.

= should this plan meet vuar af-
prevail YOU would, as soon rs might ne
pass q suitable ordinance under which
Won would appoint man recon
meHded hv the bureau of municipal re
search as your city manager. with iu-
ties and powers as we have outlined.
- The bureau would then send here
competent person 10 act a. resident
city manager. He would he in constant
touch with the home office, hv which
his work would be checked up and
supervised. It would also he inspect
eel at proper intervals bv the travelling
experts al the bureau Should am
special work of construction or repair
he voted. a. for instance the strength
ching of the dams At the reservoirs.
it would have the supervision Of the
best engineers and constructive ey
perts in the country ana also Of the
best experts ON efficiency and econ
omv in doing the work
Ia short this opportunity. it wc
accept it, promises TO bring all lie
partmeut~ OF our city business up 10
the best known models under the s1,-
pervision of the highest authority In
this county, and >tandardize them Tor
our future guidance; and. in addition.
give uS exceedingly valuable adVe1-
tising through the circulation al
through the country of published ac-
count OF this. as we'll as the comments
that viii naturally be made in the mag
azines and newspapers.
Your committee regards tins rs an
unusual ana important opportunity
While we can readily see that il might
tail to meet the approval OF some
purely selfish interests. we have been
unable 10 think OF any good reason
that could be advanced against il by
any citizen who sincerely favorS the
public good, provided the expense j.
not serious objection; and we are
pleased TO say we believe that matter
can hc arranged with very little il
any addition To the salary expense OF
the past wear. This committee will ht
! glad 70 render any assistance il can in
+ Perf"ctlng the arrangement on the mos1
/ favorable basis possible. ii the counri
/ shall So desire
We respectfully and unanimously
/ recommend that this plan be adopted
Tor one year. and fairly. thoroughly
and honestly tried. 50 that the voter,
/ may decide. upon its merits and re
suits, rs 10 its further continuance d
I modi tication.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-03-18

What i the length of time that -
foreigner has to he in the United
States to become - citizen,
Not less than two wears, and then
only after he has declared il his in
tention to become citizen OF the
United states. The declaration OF in
tention must he filed with the clerh oi
a United States circuit OF district
court. or with state court Of record
After the two years have expired. and
before the expiration OF seven wears.
specified courts and formerly renounee
all ALLEGIANCE tn any foreign country.