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Railways and the Mails.

1t may reasonably be assumed that not even Sena-
tor Cummins or Senator La Toilette will find fault
with the activities of the Committee on Railway Mail
Pay in seeking to restrain Congress from taking hasy
action upon the Moon bill, which would compel the
railroads to transport the mails at rate of compen
sation to be determined by the Postmaster General
The railroads are opposing the Moon bill for the
cellent reason that the author of the measure has
estimated that its effect would be reduce the mail
carrying revenues of the roads 100000 year, and
this item has assumed serious proportions since the
Disappointing decision of the Interstate Commerce
Commission regarding increased freight rates.
The railroads have many other reasons for OBJ
jecting to the Moon bil-concernng which they were
denied hearing-and among them is one which espe-
cially appeals to the of the public. For
two years past Congressional commission, of which
Hon Jonathan Bourne, jr- is chairman, has been
conducting exhaustive investigation into the ques
ton of compensation for mail carrying, and now
when the commission is about ready to submit its
report TO Congress, action is being urged on the
Moon BILL prepared without reference to the work
of the Bourne Commission. Such proceeding surely
indicates the absence of any desire TO ascertain the
truth, to profit b" - investigation of extremely
intricate subject legislate with any regard for
Inc cqulllcS OF inc CASE Two years WOIk OF d SOn-
gressional commission is to count for naught.
The present system of determining the rates to be
paid the roads, by a weighing process every four
years at a large expense the government is anti
quated and indefensibe and apparently incts an in
justice upon the roads, whose officials claim they
at present underpaid about SI5oooooo year. The
Moon bill perpetuates the Objectionable features of the
present system and reduces the roads revenue by
eral million dollars annually
Whatever may be the view of the postal authorities
and the advocates of the Moon BILL it is safe
ton that the American people are making no demand
that the railroads carry the mails loss. They, of
course refuse to perform this public service
and in their present condition of depleted revenues
and increased operating expenses it certainly would
appear be injustice to deny them hearing upon
a measure that would compel them to transport the
mail at a rate which they claim can be so determined
by the Postmaster General amount to confscato
At all events intelligence and simple economies
dictate that action the Moon bill should await the
forthcoming report OF the Congressional commission
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War Will Cut OFF Drinks.

The theater of war in Europe includes the most
historic vineyards of the world and threatened
with famine in champagne, burgundy, mose1e, hook
and other famous wines well in German beer
and Scotch whisky because the British army will ap-
propriate all the fighting liquid of Scotland Here at
home California is threatening to go dry and Capt
Hobson is making war for national prohibition. 1t
is hard world for the man who wants something
stronger than water. But STILL there are other sub
stitutes. DR.. Oliver Wendell Holmes in his Auto
crat of the Breakfast Table referred to the French
wine with enthusiasm, and in reply to the divinity
students question if he believed in a diet of rum,
makes the old autocrat say:
Rum I take to be the name which unwashed
moralsts apply alike to the product distilled from
molasses and the noblest juices of the vineyard Bur-
gundy, in all its sunset glow is rum. Champagne
soul of the foamng grape of Eastern France is rum
Hook, which friend the poet speaks of as
The Rhine's breast-Pilk gushing cold and bright
Pale as the moon and maddening as her light
is rum Sir 1 repudiate the loathsome vulgarism as
insult to the first miracle wrought by the Founder
of our religion. believe in temperance nay almost
in abstinence for healthy people trust that prac-
tice both. But let tell you there are companies
of men of genius into which l sometimes CO. where
the atmosphere of intellect and sentiment is so much
more stimulating than alcohol, that if thought fit
to take wine it would be to keep sober. Among
the gentlemen have known, few if any were ruined
by drinking. My few drunken acquainfances were
generally ruined before they became drunkards The
habit Of drinking is often vice, no doubt-some-
times misfortune-as when an almost irresistible
hereditary propensity exists to indulge in it-but
oftenest of all punishment"
The old autocrat then remarked: Men get in
toxicated with music with poetry with religious ex-
citement oftenest with love- Ninon de TEnclos said
she easily excited that her soup intoxicated
her, and convalescents have been made tipsy by a
beefsteak."
So, if DR.. Holmes is to be accepted as an au-
thorty, the destruction of the vineyards of France
the breweries of Germany the stills of Scotland, and
prohibition in the United States would not prevent
from getting tipsy unless we also abolish SOUP
beefsteak, music, poetry, and religion.
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ARMY ORDERS.

Mai Andrew Moses. Coast Artillery
Corps. relieved from duty as FORT COM
mander. Fort H g. Wright. New York.
and is detailed for duty with the or
ganized militia of the State Of New York.
with station at Fort Hamilton. y.
Leave granted Capt. Frank 7. Hines.
Coast Artillery Corps. June 10, is extend
ed one month.
capt Lewis D. Greene. I. 5. A. re-
tired. is relieved from duty at the STU
dents Military Instruction Camp. Ashe-
vile. y. c.
First Lieut.. Frank Moorman. Eight
eenth Infantry. is detailed to enter the
next class at the Army Signal School.
Fort Leavenworth. kans-. and will re-
port August % 1914. to the Commandant.
the Army Service Schools.
Each Of the following additional second
lieutenants is assigned to his present
regiment as a second lieutenant as OF the
date indicated after his name. with rank
from June Il, to NIL vacancy occurring
in that grade and arm:
Cavalry arm-William ORD Ryan. Ninth
Cavalry. June Is 1914: BENJAMIN Fiery
Hoge. Tenth Cavalry. July .. 1914.
Field ARTILLERY arm-John ChurchiI
Weyth. Fifth Field ARTILLERY. June l$.
1914: Arthur Ringlapd Harris. Fourth
Field Artillery. June 20. 1914.
Infantry arm-Howard Prescott MILL
gan. Twentv-fifth Infantry. June %, 1871:
Frank William Milburn. Fifth Infantry.
June p, 1914; John Warren Weissheimer.
Seventeenth Infantry. July l. 1914; Isaac
GlI, 1r-. Nlnth lnlantrS' July = 1878. COHL 0,i
Kennard. Twelfth Infantry. July Il. 1914:
John Bellinger Thompson. Fourteenth In
fantry, July %. 1914: Hamuer Huston,
Fourteenth Infantry. July 2. 1914: Jens
Anderson Doe, Eleventh Infantry. July
g. 1914: Sheldon Harley Wheeler. Twen-
ty-fifth Infantry. July o. 1914: Lester Le-
land Lampert. Twenty-seventh Infantry.
July q 1914
Each of the following additional second
lieutenants. Coast Artillery Corps. Is as
signed as a second lieutenant. with rank
from June u. to fill a vacancy occurring
in that CORDS as of the date indicated
after his name: Joseph De Moss Nc
Cain. June %. 1914: Eugene Nillaret June
20, 1914: Reiff Hesser Hannum. June 70.
1914: Harold Francis LOomis. July $. 1914:
Leland Harold Stanford. July 9. l9lt:
James Cooper Waddel. July =. lylt;
Richard BolIes Paddock. July 9. l9lt:
Charles Carleton Griffith. july .. 1915,
James Byron Haskell. July 3. 1914: James
Patrick Hogan. July .. 1914.
The Washington herald., 1914-08-12

Fifty years ago today Gen. Joseph
Wheeler was on a raid in the rear OF
Gen. W. q Sherman's army in Georgia.
with a force OF about 4.5o0 Confederate
cavalry. tearing up railroads and destroy
ing Federal stores.
Although the raiders were TO penetrate
Federal territory almost as far as Nash
Vile, Tenn. and though a large amount
OF track would be torn up. and several
bridges destroyed. subsequent events
were to prove that the command would
have been more effective near Atlanta
than in the rear Of the Federals.
But aside from the prospect OF damas-
ing the railroads in the rear Of Gen.
Sherman's army, Gen. John 3. Hood, the
Confederate commander, had second
ary purpose in sending of Gen. Wheeler.
Food was very scarce in the Confederate
territory. and in the cavalry commands
the prescribed ration for the animals fire.
quently was cue down by two-thirds.
Gen. Hood believed that il would be
good plan TO feed his cavalry at the eK-
pense Of the Federals. and as the greater
part OF the Union cavalry had been badly
used up in previous raids, felt that he
could afford to send on his mounted men
at this particular time.
Gen. Wheeler rode out Of the town Of
Covington, about forty miles east OF At
morning struck the Atlanta and Western
Railroad near Marietta, tearing 1t up for
several miles. Riding along the railroad.
he captured a train, a drove OF LOO beet
cattle and a number of prisoners al Cal
houn. The cattle were sent back to the
army defending Atlanta.
Into East Tennessee.
Making a circuit away from the road
in order to escape the forces sent
against him, Wheeler fifty years ago to-
day headed north toward Resaca. Pass
ing beyond that post, he again struck the
railroad August II.
The Confederates now tore up track
for several miles captured a bloekhoUse
two miles south Of Dalton. destroyed the
water tanks which It was designed 10
protect. and then, dashing into the town,
drove its defenders into the houses and
looted some Of the stores. A small force
under Gen. ]. B. Steedman, came down
toward Dalton from Chattanooga, and
after a sort engagement forced Wheeler
10 retire Gen. Steedman reported lnd-
ing thirty-three Confederate dead and
fifty-seven wounded at Dalton. His own
loss was nine killed, thirty wounded and
twepty-four missing.
For three days thereafter Gen. Wheel
er's command remained in the vicinity Of
Dalton, skirmishing almost continuously
with Steedman. AS absence of forage be-
tween Atlanta and Chattanooga and the
faded condition of the Confederate horses.
It impossible for such a large body of
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INDIANS AND cossAcKs.
n.b,-. e.v-,r1asa out Of IN.

AiakInE oavairymen Cut of the
American TrSbenneg.
Senator Lane. OF oregon, suggests that
this country shouh have made cavalry
men Of the Indians. instead OF trying %
make a race of farmers out Of them.
The infusion OF white blood among the
better Indians is credited with whatever
farming success they have had. Our
mistake. the Senator says. was trying 10.
steer the Indians energy into. new
channel instead OF applying his natural
inclination 70 a useful purpose. II wo
had given him. horse. he adds. snd al
lowed him to live az the Arabs live. In
his tent out of doors. carrying his family
with him. we should heve the finest
cavalry in the world. body Ioyn1 70 the
country and particularly adapted to its
work and contented as a man always
Is when engaged in something to his
lIking.
The picture suggests. too much the guer-
rilla idea to win entire APPROVAL, bat Is
worth thinking about. A body Of Indian
cavalry under the restrictions Of army
regulations and q part of the army organi-
zaIion would be a promising experiment.
Il suggests the way in which the Rus
SLAMS have utilized the sCossacks. and
the latter are hardly fner and more
effective body than an INDIAN cavalry
would doubtless become, What has been
done in the way OF fErInlrg and settle
ment among the Indian tribes cannot
be undone. But .hs time is rot Fast
when the idea OF an Indian cavalry.
organized and governed under army ad-
ministration, would be worth trying.
Onr American thoughts don't turn to
war. But we mean to have the nucleus
of an army second to none In the art
or ncience OF war. We have the finest
military school at West Point, where we
turn out a supply of officers educated in
their calling, and a general organization
to build a larger force on II a threat Of
war at any time calls for It. And we are
seeing just now in Europe the vital neei
of preparedness or the means TO be pre-
pared against the possibility. In any
event, the effort TO see II we should not
utilize the raw material that We have
for tho cavalry arm Is worth the con-
siderstion by the Observation-Disclosures
lis News. ..H
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HISTORY BUILDERS.
a Famous Flute Player of the Last
Generation.
d. Dr. p. .. Edward...

BY DE-. =. J. Edwards..
There was probably no considerable
town ia the United States In the late eos
or for fifteen or twenty years thereafter,
which aid not have the opportunity 70
hear the Mendelssohn Quintette Club OF
Boston. No doubt there are very many
persons In the United States who recall
with pleasure the delightful concerts
which were given by this organisation.
Those who do thus bring 10 mind the en-
joyable evenings they spent when listen
ing to the quintette will not fall to re-
call the gray-haired. Ibright-eyed, very
active member Of the organization who
played the flute. His bushy gray hair.
his keen attention to every detail OF the
organization, and his generous apprecia-
ton Of the applause which the audience
never failed TO give, caused him to be
conspicuously associated with this club.
He was Thomas Ryan, and while the
names OF the other members OF the Or
ganization may have been forgotten.
there are many who will not fail to recall
that Thomas Ryan was its flute player.
In the summer of 1883, Patrick Sarsfield
Gilmore and his band were engaged to
give two concerts-one In the afternoon
and the other in the evening-in the music
pavilion Of one OF the larger Of the hotels
SOney ODS dAAGihOohs haA al
hour after the concert. Gilmore took
seat beside me on the hotel piazza and
something led me to question him re-
specting Thomas Ryan.
Gilmore Immediately became enthu-
siastic. He said: Tom Ryan was
very remarkable musical genius. He wes
of Irish birth, and have been told that
there was no other member OF his family
who ever revealed any musical ability or
even more than ordinary fondness for
music. Yet Tom when he was a little
shaver eight or nine years OF age began
to show a wonderful Unborn gift for
music He taught himself TO play upon
several instruments. He was q pretty
good clarinet player before he was
twelve years Of age. and he taught him
self 70 play that dificult instrument.
But altogether the most remarkable
Of the accomplishments OF the boy were
shown when he wrote a piece Of band
music think he was not over sixteen
years Of age at this time. He did not
possess the most elementary treatise on
military band music or. so far as know,
on any other music. He did not even
know anything about a score. But the
rythm and melody which constitute the
best features OF military band music
--ere In that boys head. He actually
wrote out on separate pieces Of paper
tie parts for each instrument TO take.
II that isn't Unborn genius I don't know
where you will find It..
Ryan wrote a number OF very clever
and efrectiye pieces for military bands.
Afterward he went to Boston, think. as
a steerage passenger. and he was so poor
when he landed that he was compelled
to borrow money upon the security OF a
violin from a music dealer. He wasn't
poor or obscure very long. and he became
after a time one of the idols OF Boston
and one OF the best-known musicians in
the United states"
ICopyriEht. 1914. by z J. Edwards All rights rs-
srrTed.l
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Valiant Resistance Of BeIrium.

The heroic manner in which the Belgians met the
terrific onslaught OF the Germans, declaring no
thoroughfare through their country adds new Iuser
to military glory and may change the entire course
of the present Liege is international porters
lodge, and those at the gate have proved warders
faithful unto death. The immense garrison at their
backs rallies to the of the survivors. They
will not be called upon to hold the frontier forts
supported. Belgium has given the world one more
instance of yalorous patriotism out of all pro-
portion to the size of the country it so passionately
snimates-Public Ledger,
The Washington herald., 1914-08-12

If the movement recently begun IT New York to
induce Elihu Root to permit his name to go before
the voters at the primaries candidate for the
governorship succeeds, and he should be nominated,
Col Roosevelt might have TO revise his campaign
plans. He has denounced the Republican and Demo-
cratic organizations equally vicious, but with a
Of Mr.. Roofs caliber the nominee of the regular
Republicans the Colonel might we'll hesitate to accept
responsibility for defeating him by too vigorous
vote1seeking tour in behalf of his man, Hinman.
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British and German FIeets.

A decisive naval battle in the North Sea cannot
be fought by the British feet until the Germans shall
feel inclined to accept the challenge OF their foes and
put to sea feet in being is of supreme strategic
value to Germany. A sally out of Wilhelmshaven
is ever-present contingency. and will hold the
British admiral in the North Sea, so that the German
naval forces in the Baltic will be footfree and prac
tically unopposed-the Russian navy being negligible
quantity. The German feet is likely to remain under
protection of the guns of Germanys naval forresses
and the against the British feet will probably be
conducted with mines, submarines and dirigibles.-
Philadelphia Record.
The Washington herald., 1914-08-12

The pitiable case of hard-working, law-abiding
citizen who fell victim to the propaganda of the fad
dists is reported from Maine. Lem Hutchns read
somewhere that whiskers are nsanitary so one night
he sacrificed the proud growth of a quarter of a
century and went quietly home and to bed. Awakng
at dawn Mrs Lem an unfamiliar face on the
pillow beside her. She placed her feet in the middle
of LENS back and followed this up with kick that
rolled him downstairs. Then she kicked him over the
fence, where he lay until he told neighbor who he
was Relations between the couple are still strained
and LENS hip is broken. He says he is through
reading the helpful hints" column.
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Hope of the Railroads.

The railroads in the Central Freight Association
territory expected accept the Invitation of the
Interstate Commerce Commission and get a COM
plete revision OF their freight tariffs with the prob
ability of getting good deal more than per cent.
Some of the Eastern roads will get some of the
benefit For the rest, they may renew their efforts
before the commission, but probably they had better
give up the commission present constituted and
devote themselves to the education of public opinion
and hope for the effect Of this upon Congress Pub-
lie opinion is little more conservative than it was
five or six years ago-Phiadelphia Record.
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Cyclone DaHis" Coming.

Methodist jim" otherwise Cyclone" Davis, seems
to have made safe landing as Congressman -atarge
from Texas. Cyclone" was one of the chiefest
among the apostles of populism until that movement
met its Waterloo in 1906 Then Cyclone went into
the chrysals until he emerged in recent years
Progressive Democrat" Others of his ilk did
the thing The foes that he, and they, used to
fight appear not only forget bit forgive we'll
Cyclone" is among the "elect."-Houston Post
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Loyal Ireland.

Evidently John Redmond knew his people when he
pledged Irish loyalty to the British government in its
waf against the common enemy. The cheerful
sponse of the Irish dock workers to the demands of
the naval AUTHORITIES and the enthusiasm which the
national volunteers showed for the reservistS going
to the front indicate that if old could be healed
Celt and Saxon than any mere Parliamentary link
New York Sun
The Washington herald., 1914-08-12

to Atlantic City. where they are with
large Washington contingent at the
Marlborough -BIenheim.
Miss Alice Marsland is at the Shore
ham. Atlantic City. for several weeks
stay.
other late arrivals from Washington al
Atlantic City. are Miss May Reynolds,
Mrs. J. B. Simmons. Mr.. and Mrs p. n,
Humphrey. all Of whom are at the Wilt
shire: the Misses Laura and Celeste
Goodman. Mr.. and Mrs. M. Lincoln, a.
Rudolf: Mr.. Jules Garfnl<le, at the MARI
borough -Blenhein, and Mr.. and Mrs. A
+. Sproule, at the Dennis.
The marriage Of Miss Dorothy Harvey,
daughter Of Col George Harvey. Of New
York. to Lieut.. MarceIlus H. Thompson,
L. s. N. will take place this after
noon at the summer home OF the brides
parents at Deal. n. ]. A large and
fashionable company will witness the
ceremony. which will take place on the
lawn amid particularly beautiful sur
roundings.
The bridegroom. best man and ushers
will all wear dress uniforms.
Miss Harvey has been a frequent visitor
to Washington as the friend Of Miss
Genevieve Clark. who will be one Of her
bridesmaids.
Mrs Mary z. Dalgleish announces the
marriage Of her daughter. Janet u. Chip
ley. and Mr.. ]. A. Sutherland on Tues
day, August II. The bride and BRIDE
groom left Immediately after the cere-
mony for New York. and after a brief
trip will 60 by way Of the lakes to
Iowa Falls, Iowa where Mr.. suther-
land is located in connection with work
under the supervising architects ONCE,
Treasury Department.
Mr.. and Mrs.. Robert V Fleming have
gone to Atlantic City for a two weeks'
stay. They have Joined Mr.. F1eming's
mother. Mrs David Stewart Gordon
who, with Gen. Gordon. is a season guest
at the Marlborough-Blenhei
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas T Gan. who are
touring New England, are passing
short time at Rutland. Vt. en- route to
Maine.
Miss Mary Mosset. Of Cincinnati. is
making a short visit to Gen. and Mrs.
NJ. Cooney at their home in Irving street.
Miss Mosset IS en- route to Lake George.
where she will pass the rest Of this
month.
Miss Lee Patterson left town yester-
day to join her mother. Dr. Alice Pat
terson ShibIey. at Nantucket. where DR..
Shipley is passing the summer.
Mrs Joseph w Bailey. with her son.
Joseph W. Bailey. jr.. are late arrivals
from Washington at the Greenhrier Hotel.
White Sulphur Springs. ". Va.
The Russian Ambassador and Nine.
Rakhmeteff have returned to Newport
and will remain through this month at
Stone Villa. but will take no further part
in the social fife Of the resort.
Miss Catherine Britton has Joined
friends at arraGansett Pier. where she
registered at the Casino yesterday.
Former Senator and Mrs. George Pea
body wetmore entertained a large din
ner company at their Newport villa last
evening
Mrs. VIII A. Pitts. Of Phfippi. ". Va.
and her daughter. Miss Rsta, are the
guests Of Mr. D. W. Gall. OF East Capt.
tol street.
Mrs. Pitts and her daughter are return
ing from an extended visit to Atlantic
City, and Mrs. Pitts is spending a few
DAYS with her brother-in-law on her
return home
The Washington herald., 1914-08-12

At meeting of l. w. w. in New York Miss Kate
Davis, commissioner of correction, was denounced
as the "Asquth Of America" and "crimnally re-
sponsible" for the condition of Becky Edelson the
young anarchist hunger striker Blackwels Island
whom Miss Davis is accused of foreibly feeding. If
Becky really had refused to eat and Miss Davis had
refrained from forcble feeding she would of course
have been denounced as murderess; but the chances
are the young agitatOr has been taking her meals
pretty regularly since the commissioner of correction
refused to permit concerning her to be given
from the prison. Miss Davis behaves like weman
who is not to be blued and if she has not already
abolished the hunger strike she may be depended
upon to do so By sticking to her present methods.
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SERB FOOD SHIPS SEIZED.

London, Aug n.-Three Servian ships
on the Danube. with big cargoes OF coal
and corn. were seized by the Hungarian
authorities and the crews detained. ac-
cording to a Central News dispatch from
Senlin today.
The Washington herald., 1914-08-12

A former United States Senator is being sued for
a balance of $500 of his $500 subscription to Y NJ
c. A. building fund He refuses pay, because, he
says the building will ruin his chdrens property.
Announcement that he is not going to run for Office
again is unnecessary.