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The Washington herald., 1914-11-08
THE OPEN FORUM.
Writer DepIOres Failure to Indor.s
Democratic Reforms.

To the Editor: The election is over.
and. 80 far as politics Is concerned. We
are back again At the same old place.
Previous to the election OF 1si2 the whole
Of the people throughout the length and
breadth Of our country cried out aloud
for reform. And behold = new freedOn
is to come. Woodrow Wilson is elected
President OF the United States He heard
the cry and At once got busy. The great
lobby at the Nations Capital was aboi-
ished The revision Of the tariH down
ward became an aecr mplishel fact Then
came flexible currency act Then he.
STAYED on a dlsagreeable war with Mex
leo. And many other laws that the peo-
pie wanted. While this change II going
on the business world cries out: Halt.
We are going to ruini The people get
excited. as usual. and Congress is asked
TO stop working overtime. Thousands.
yea hundreds Of thousands OF working
men. and women are thrown out Of work
when the Democrats came into power.
We are told that the Underwood tariff
act Is no good. The currency act does
not help the poor man. And that the
war tax Is an outrage OF course. the
people want reform laws2 Then finally
Congress adjourns. Then comes election
day. The workingman will tell you that
he Is going to vote the Republican ticket
today. You ask him what Il the rsasoaP
And he answers you by saying: I have
been out Of work for some time, and am
going to take another chance with the
Republican party. This Is the way they
are buncoed, year after year.
What Is the use OF the Democratic
party giving the people any reform? They
do not know what they want l say TO
you fellow-workingmen, give them bunk.
and plenty of hot air. for one hope
President Wilson will continue the great
work which he has undertaken Some
day these same workingmen who voted
against him and his party last Tuesday
will remember Woodrow Wilson as the
greatest President this country OF ourI
has ever had. A B. JOHNSON
The Washington herald., 1914-11-08
Government Ownership? Sure!

Hurry up and get the railroads of the United
States into the hands of the government that this
country may be made prosperous like those of the
Old World, where governments, boss the railroads
The management of the Swiss railroads asks the
government for loan of $I6oooooo to meet the
obligations of the next year and incidentally calls for
the right to increase the rates which may legally be
charged for fares and freight carrying And those
railroads of Switzerland were supposed to be the
finest examples of the benefits of government
ship. With the American tourists eliminated by war
the railroads small picking for the next year. and
the people called upon to pay the bill by taxation
That is the way the government ownership business
gets by all over the world-Worcester Telegram.
The Washington herald., 1914-11-08
Diversity in Crops.

The final remedy for such a situation
as the cotton planters are facing now
must come from finding new uses for co.,
ton, from the resulting increase in de-
mand, and from a greater diversihcation
Of crops in the cotton States. The cot
ton planter now very generally buys hay
and corn for cash. He must get in the
habit OF raising such necessities for him
self. It has been ascertained by the De-
partment Of Agriculture that whereas the
average Ohio farm has 15 fowls, the
average South Carolina farm has only
fourteen. The best friends Of the South
and of its planters believe that the true
way to guard against the ups and downs
OF King Cotton" is to raise at home
the crops now bought from the West and
increase the production Of small farm
arimals.-Review OF Reviews.
The Washington herald., 1914-11-08
II. Outlook for Ii. Republicans.

Naturally the Republicans feel greatly encouraged
Their party is uniting and may be expected to be in
nearly normal condition by 1916 1t is really fortu-
nate that they did not carry the House for they
still remain thorn in the Democratic side without
the responsibility of partial control
As the result of the election forest of Presi,
DENTAL timber has grown up overnight Whitman in
New York, Brumbaugh in Pennsylvania, Willis and
Harding IN Ohio, Mann in HIinois-al these names
are now upon everybodys lips During the next two
years the political spotlight win shine upon these men,
and they may be expected to aspire to nomination
which, two years ago, seemed hardly worth picking
The Washington herald., 1914-11-08
SCOUTS LEARNTNa To sHOoT.
soys EfaihinE Al.o Inelude. Ne
nor..inE ne aaarksnan,. code.

Boy.' TfaihinG Also IncIudes Ne
norizinE ne Marl<snsn's Code.
Training Of District Boy scouts II
mafkSmanship was begun at the Center
Market Armory last Wednesday after
noon. The training Is under the super
WHOM OF Lieut. Albert S. Jones. secre-
tary. National Rifle Association Of Amer
lea, assisted by Maj. Thomas s. King,
Inspector OF rife practice. District OF
Columbia National Guard; sergt. ollie
schriyer. and Corporal James r. Cop
pedge. OF the Unlted States Marine Corps
Every wednesday afternoon from 2
until 6 o'clock. the arrilory range win he
open for the training Of the scouts. In
addition TO the training IN actual shoot
ing, each boy must learn by heart the
following marksman's code:
I hereby promise, upon my honor
never to-
L Point my gun at any human being
under any circumstances.
Handle q firearm without first ex-
amining to make certain II Is empty.
g. Load a frearfn while persons are In
front Of ne.
4 shoot at or Kill a harmless animal or
bird for the marc. nieesure Of killing
s. skylark with firearms in hand or
while engaged IN large practice.
6 Engage IN siIning. and swapping the
hammer except with tie hrearm pointed
toward the target.
z. Shoot; In the open without first TAX
ing every precaution for the safety Of
others. = - sa4 ~ s- -..r'
s. Be .unsportsmanlIlxe when engaged in
contests Of skill with, firearms .5r
.. Lay aside a frearm without cleaning
after being used, 49,.
10, Take anything. for granted and al
ways bear the above rules in mind
Wednesday afternoon Scout Ira Ewers,
of Troop q. qualified for his merit badge
and Junior marskman decoration with a
score OF % standing and q 2'proEe.
The Washington herald., 1914-11-08

George Bernard Shaw, IN an open letter to Presi.
dent Wilson, appearing in London publication,
urges that he invite the neutral powers to coufei
with the United States of America for the purpose
of requesting Great Britain France, and Germany to
withdraw from the soil of Belgium and fight out
their quarrel on their own territories Not only is
It too late for any material good to result from
the quitting of Belgian soil by the beIgerents but It
Is too late for Mr.. Shaw to undertake anything
serious C. B. S. long ago convinced the world of
ne minportance Of beng earnest 50 far as he Is
concerned
The Washington herald., 1914-11-08
BACK TO FLANNEL BINDERS.
French Use Them, but English and
Americans Are skeptIcaI.


The flannel binder to prevent bowel in
tecuons In the tropics IL an old theory
which seems to be attracting favorable
attention again. though II was abandoned
oy the English as soon as they found out
the real tnfective causes Of intestinal dis
orders. The Americans in the Philippines
have found 1t OF doubtful use, IL any at
all, and 1t is rarely used now. though in
the early days OF the Philippine occupa-
ton untold thousands OF them were sent
over as part OF the soldiers equipment.
II the bowel can be infiamed by chilli
ing the skin with cold air, surely II will
be worse, infiamed by cold water, yet the
very men who advise keeping this part Of
the skin warm win advise cold baths We
are, therefore, somewhat surprised that
the French should be taking up the dis
carded flannel binder and advising its
use by all Europeans in hot countries
The wearers will find that the skin I'M
der the binder will be kept wet and sogEv
and develop heat rash and pustules. Be
sides all this. IL Is an axiom of tropical
hygiene to wear no wool next to the skin.
No animal which is normally clothed in
wool has any sweat glands, because the
greasy wool is designed TO keep the skin
dry in wet and cold climates.
Undertaking must be Of material like
cotton or linen, which Will carry the skin
moisture to the surface for evaporation.
The flannel binder prevents this as well
as keeps the body too hot. As il never
prevents one swallowing the germs Of
cholera or dysentery, it ought to be sban-
doned in spite OF French Endorsement
The theory is a very old one.
AS far back as 1S32 Gen Scott's troops
in the Nrothwest were attacked with
cholera, and he issued an order stating
that the senior surgeon present recon-
mends the use OF flannel shirts, flannel
drawers and wooden stockings, but the
general, who has seen much
of the disease, knows that It is intem-
perance which, in the present state Of
the atmosphere, generates and spreads
the calamity.-American Medicine.
The Washington herald., 1914-11-08
Substitute for Leather.

The continuous advancement in the
price of shoe material has stimulated
the development OF a substitute for sole
leather, which although much less ex-
pensive is asserted to possess wearing
qualities two or three times as great as
that of hide. The product is manufact-
ured by a special treatment Of water
proof felt which renders it quite sim
liar In appearance to leather. One of
the chief qualities of the sole is that
II does not slip on wet or polished sur
faces. It is made in various degrees of
fiexibility, and in use may be treated as
II II were leather. Since felt is a nom
conductor of heat and cold, It is claimed
that shoes with these soles will be COM
Portable in both winter and summer
Popular Mechanics
The Washington herald., 1914-11-08
Rich Poverty.

I have just been reading about Presi-
dent McKinley's Cabinet. Every one of
those eight men had been a poor boy.
Every one had worked his way up. Only
two Of them had q college education be-
fore beginning their active life out in the
world. Yet there they were, powerful
officers in charge Of one Of the worlds
greatest nations.
In that sense We may well hope to have
poverty always with us-not the hard,
grinding, hopeless poverty Of Palestine,
born Of oppression and robbery, but the
poverty of honest independence, leading,
by the pathway Of open opportunity, over
the hills OF brave struggles, to the city
of success. With this poverty, thus con-
quered, every poor disciple Of our Lord
is rich; while every rich man, If he has
the heart Of Judas, Is poor indeed.-Chris-
tian Herald.
The Washington herald., 1914-11-08
PoSToFFICE SHAKE-UP SLATED,
Three Positions VIII Be AbOlIshed
and Salaries of Five Cut.

Five reductions in salary. and the aboIi-
ton Of three positions will result in the
city pOstoffce December l, when the two
division plan goes into effect. 1t was
stated yesterday that where such re-
ductiGns and discharges are necessary
Postmaster Praeger has endeavored TO
have the loss fall upon persons vino are
best able to meet II.
Miss Fannie Hamilton, Miss Pear
West, and Mrs. Graham, the three who
were slated for dismissal. have resigned
and will be eligible to positions in any
OF the other departments II they can
find an opening. The five reductions are
all in the salaries of men. Four will be
reduced from s, 80 to Sl.OOO, and the other
one from 81 100 to 500.
The Washington herald., 1914-11-08
Cotton Pool Plan o. KID.

The Treasury Department yesterday
made public an opinion from Attorney
General Gregory holding the Wade cot
ton pool plan legal from the standpoint
Of the antitrust laws. At the same time
letter from the President was given
out, which. by its explanation that the
cotton problem Is extraordinary and OF
wide concern to the people generally,
seeks TO head on requests for similar
opinions regarding prospective transae-
tions in the future.
The Washington herald., 1914-11-08
PennsYlzania Society Meets.

The pleasant experience Of being 1000
miles from home in a strange country
with cents in your pocket. and the
whole world around you at war. was re-
lated by Rev. ]. 7. Huddle, OF this city.
at the. monthly meeting OF the Pennsyl-
vania Society, in PythIan Temple last
night. Rev. Mr. Huddle, who recently re-
turned from the war zone, highly praised
the American minister at Paris for the
valuable assistance he rendered stranded
Americans
The Washington herald., 1914-11-08
GANEETT FUNERAL TODAY.
Services VIII BE Held In Hubbard
Memorial Hall. o.

Funeral services for DIR. Henry Gannett,
president of the National Geographic So
ciety. who died Thursday, will be held
at o'clock this afternoon at Hob
bard Memorial HalI-the home Of the So
cIety-at. Sixteenth and N streets north
west. r- ~
A distinguished body of scientists is
expected to attend the services The
ceremony viii. be conducted by Rev. u.
@. B. Pierce, pastor Of All Souls Uni
tartan Church. The body Of DR.. Gannett
will be cremated.
DR.. Gannett was geographer OF the
United States Geological Survey and
chairman of the geographic board He
was known as the father OF American
map making
The Washington herald., 1914-11-08

That there is actual need of a street car line in
Rock Creek Park, as urged by the Citizens North
west Suburban Association is open to question Ii
cannot be denied that trolley line would mar the
beauty and quiet of this magnificent natural re-
creation ground, and it would that, if trans
portaton facilities to the furthest northern limits
of the park slirting its north end, are furnished
every purpose would be provided for. The invasion
avoided if possible.
The Washington herald., 1914-11-08
willing to Help.

"Well, I've bought a bale Of cotton to
help the growers, a hogshead Of sugar to
assist the planters, and a share Of wildcat
stock to give Wall street a boost"
Virginia and West Virginia have gone
dry"
Yes, and I'd like to help the distillers.
wonder IL my wife would object II I
brought a barrel of whisky into the
house ?"-Louisville COurier-JournaL
The Washington herald., 1914-11-08
Practical AnHNer.

Teacher-Now, If I paid one man two
dollars a day for seven days, another
three dollars and fifty cents for ten days,
and another four dollars and seventy-five
cents for six days
Reddy Backrow Cwhose father belongs
to the union)-You'd have the durndest
strike on your hands you ever saw,
teacher.-Puck
The Washington herald., 1914-11-08
Av1AToR's WIFE AN AUTHOR.
Mrs. PauI Beck Writes story of
Early Indian Life.

Mrs. Ruth E. Beck, wife of Capt Paul
Beck. L. S. A, for several years one
OF the leading aviators in the United
States Aviation Corps, and who made
hundreds of spectacular flights at Col
lege Park, Nd, Is the author OF THE
Little Buffalo Robe" a story OF an
Indian girl on the great prairies before
the white man came. The author shows
a wonderful power OF Indian character
study.
Mrs. Beck has made Washington her
home for several years, but recently
went to the Philippine Islands with her
husband. who was detailed there with
HIS regiment
The Washington herald., 1914-11-08

A veteran of the civil war, known as the champion
of the G. A. R, is out with challenge to race
against any ten who served in the civil war over
distance of ten miles, each of his competitors to
mile in relays The contest is to take place
at the national encampment in this city next year
This spry old soldier is surely doomed to defeat
Washington alone can furnish half dozen relay
teams of ten that will find trouble at all in taking
him into camp.
The Washington herald., 1914-11-08
WOMEN VOTE IN ELEVEN STATES
nevada and Montana ADDED to
IS List, gNebrasIxa Is CIained.

Chicago; Nov. 7.--women now have full
suffrage in eleven states. according to
the latest returns, from Tuesdays cleo
tion in which they apparently won the
vote in, Nevada, and Montana National
leaders here also claim Nebraska and
South Dkota.
The eleven women's suffrage States are:
wyoming. Colorado, Utah, Idaho, Wash
ington. California. Arizona, Kansas, Ore
gon, Nevada, and Montana
In addition women vote in the Territory
of Alaska and have partial suffrage in
the following States:
Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Iowa,
Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky Michiban.
Massachusetts,, Minnesota, Mississippi.
Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey,
New Mexico, New York, North Dakota,
Oklahoma. Ohio. South Dakota, Vermont
and Wisconsin.
The Washington herald., 1914-11-08

Speakers at recent meeting of the Woman's
international Missionary Union asserted that, al
though the "red light district has been abolished
vice fourishes in all sections of the city" This can
not be classed under the head of news. Most people
only too well aware of it Vice be legislated
or agitated out of existence An attack on its camp
of concentration merely scatters it without reducing
its volume.
The Washington herald., 1914-11-08

lot of Democratic Congressional candidates, de-
feated in Tuesdays election, are back in Washing
ton and losing time in applying to President
Wilson for Federal jobs And none of them are so
outspoken as Senator Stone in declaring that the
Presidents policies triumphantly upheld at the
polls.
The Washington herald., 1914-11-08
The World Burden.

1t has been estimated that the war win
destroy one-fourth Of the worlds wealth.
That loss viii reach to the utmost con-
fines Of the earth. and all viii feel its
efect-farmer. merchant and manufac-
turer observation-disclosures Record =
The Washington herald., 1914-11-08
Modern schools.

They mean to rear tall students out in
Wisconsin. A local paper says:
THE board Of education has resolved
to erect a building large enough to ac-
commodate 800 pupils three stories high" /"
Christian Register.
The Washington herald., 1914-11-08
Morning Smiles.
A Convenient Route.

pardon me, but how can get quickest
to the geological collection?"
Better get yourself stuffed. ."-Jugend.
The Washington herald., 1914-11-08
Another Slander.

Teacher-In French. money is feminine
Can any one tell me why?
PupiI-Yes, ma'am; because 1t talks
Philadelphia Ledger.
The Washington herald., 1914-11-08
A bareback.

More expenses and less receipts" y .
mighty poor slogan for the Democratic
party. What the party really needs Is
a little reverse English-St Louis Globe
Democrat.
The Washington herald., 1914-11-08
Quite Capable.

Uncle-Now, Tommy. you don't swear.
do you?
Tommy-No, uncle; I don't swear, but I
know all the words. STRAY Stories.
The Washington herald., 1914-11-08

1t will be disappointment if Mr.. Mudd who ha.
just been elected to Congress from Maryland, isnl
an advocate of good roads,
The Washington herald., 1914-11-08

1t is hard matter to keep reform, movement
IN good form.
The Washington herald., 1914-11-08

Some people will give you advice, and blame yOr
If you take it
The Washington herald., 1914-11-08

The buy-a-bale movement will never be who'll,
successful until European manufacturers take holC
of it.
The Washington herald., 1914-11-08
A Line o Cheer Each Day o
the Year.
CURRENCY.
By JOHN KENDRICK BANG

(Copright. lslA
The gold Of skies without
May shine on woe and doubt.
And out Of reach relieve
No pain Of them that grieve.
But golden thoughts within
When troubles dire begin
Are currency to still
The grievous work Of III.
So, friend. each passing day
Seize all the cheer ye may,
And garner In your mind
Thoughts OF . precious kind.
The Washington herald., 1914-11-08

We would like to have more truth and less poetry
about the war
The Washington herald., 1914-11-08

Miss Christobel Pankhurst is in Washington and
has promised to deliver an address on the English
suffrage movement If she will also promise not to
give demonstration of it we will be satisfied.
The Washington herald., 1914-11-08

There is one good thing about lazy man, he
doesn't worry.
The Washington herald., 1914-11-08

The strangest things do happen in New York
City. A man was killed there the other day by a
runaway horse.
The Washington herald., 1914-11-08

And there is an electorate that shapes our ends
rough hew them though we may
The Washington herald., 1914-11-08

If the armies of Europe would cotton
goods, the South might be reconciled to the
war.
The Washington herald., 1914-11-08

The white lights of New York seem to have lured
David Lamar, the "Wolf of Wall Street" back where
the officers of the law failed
The Washington herald., 1914-11-08

Maybe Col Roosevelt got his information mixed
and the plan was to capture the Progressive party.
The Washington herald., 1914-11-08

Parents seldom train child in the way the neigh
bors think it should go.
The Washington herald., 1914-11-08

The British fleet lay to off the coast of Chile but
that didn't reduce the price of eggs
The Washington herald., 1914-11-08

Some men commit suicide when they are crossed
in love, and others take it out in writing poetry
The Washington herald., 1914-11-08

The peacemakers ought to be blessed, for there
are so few of them
The Washington herald., 1914-11-08

King Cotton is an unusual load for his sub
jects to carry this season.
The Washington herald., 1914-11-08

Arnold Bennett says playwriting is easy. Yes,
plays have impressed US as being that kind.
The Washington herald., 1914-11-08

Some frst-class colleges worrying along wit
second-class football teams this season.
The Washington herald., 1914-11-08

We have not heard from John Lind lately, but h,
is doubtless off somewhere thinking about something
The Washington herald., 1914-11-08

Msas pslisAn. tso.srs .aIsysa with foot and.
mouth disease
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1914-09-20

TO TIE PEOPLE OF CORPUS cAs,sr.
Every citizen Of Corpus Christi ,hnn
Natural prosperity Of the farmer
The territory contiguous to cosps, c..
rosas' Is being rapidly transforrs5 n,
States
The msrVeloua growth Of corsus CHI.
utnrai development. The major po,,i,. \ I
agricultural development lu our eor,;,,s., {.
~ouid immediately become the sleeoy ~ !.
DOORS merchants would have 10 90 on, 4 /, !
scstige Of commercial activity would e.s,.
The farmers Of the Corpus Christ soo...
European war has created a serious s,,s,
present. at least, no market for nearly 3 !.
be soldl % less than the cost Of products.
In order TO bring immediate relief ia y
the Buy a Bale movement has been lss,...
rereon who con possibly do 10 shah tuy At !,
ard hold the same for ono year, # posss,
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1914-09-20

Yesterday Saturday, We
bought another bale of cot
ton 1t weighed 47S pounds
Our check awaits the owner
in the an,ourt $40. 80.
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1914-09-20

~ CONFIDENCE Al
iiy =. X. Anderson
copyrlghl 1914
kurr.lluIe leurns6. tihIeal
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1914-09-20
He is Greal]

We bought our first bale
last Nlonday---It weighed
sos pounds. Paid our City
National Bank check Tor
$50. 50 for it.
The Alaska daily empire., 1914-09-16
LABOR PAPER LIKES
 GOVERNORS SELECTIONS


 The Hon. Thomas Gaffney received an official telegram from Gov J. F. A Strong, notifying him of his appoint ment as agent for the suppression of the liquor traffic among the natives in the second division of the district of Alaska. Tom takes his oath of office today.
 Charles Neuhas has also been of. fcially notified of his appointment as game warden of the second division of the district of Alaska. Charlie will take his oath of office today. Both of these offices have been effective in the other three divisions in the district of Alaska for a number of years past, and 1t is pricipally through the efforts of Gov. Strong that the second divis- ion is now being treated in a like man. ner as the other three divisions. The Governor has undoubtedly made a very popular selection in appointing to office two such old timers as Calf ney and Neuhause, both of whom have mined and prospected in the vicinity of Nome since the spring of 1899 and 1900 respectively. Gov. Strong is also one of the early pioneers of Nome. He has proven beyond a shadow of a doubt that he is thoroughly in accord with the old adage "Alaskans for Al. aska. Nome Industrial Worker.