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The Washington herald., 1914-09-13
Political Situation.

The election in Maine tomorrow will be straw
showing which way the political wind is blowing.
The leaders in ali parties appreciate the importance
of the outcome. There is no denying the fact that
the campaign has been fought almost entirely upon
national issues An army of orators has invaded the
State and from every stump the excelences and the
defects of the Democratic administration have been
emphasized. Secretary Daniels, Gov Metcalfe of
the Panama Canal Zone, and host of leading Demo-
Gratis have been making speeches, and Representa-
tives Fess of Ohio, and Kelley, of Michigan and
former Representatives Mick" Longworth, of Ohio,
and Mccall, of Massachusetts, are only few of the
host of Republican pellbnders whose services have
been utilized. Col Roosevelt also injected himself
into the arena, and, curiously enough one of the
speakers for the Progressive cause was William
Draper Lewis. erstwhile Progressive candidate for
governor in Pennsylvania but who withdrew last
week in favor of his Democratic opponent Mr.
Lewis first speech scheduled for last Friday night
and the indications were that he would be subjected
to some close questioning by the Republicans as to
this open Progressive-Democratic combination. His
presence in the State, under the conditions which
allow him to leave the Pennsylvania campaign is not
calculated be of much benefit to the Progressive
cause
The interest in the fight in Maine is so great that
the newspapers devoting as much attention to
meetings and speeches they are to the European
war. An entire State and Congressional ticket is to
be voted for the present governor being Republican
and three of the four Representatives being of the
same faith.
The Washington herald., 1914-09-13
DESERT SURGERY.

Mr.. Hylton-simpson. whose anthro-
polosicsI investigations on the Congo
are wen known. has just returned from
the Algerian hintherland. where he has
for some years been studying the
Beduoin and other tribes OF the desert
During his previous travels Mr. Hyl-
ton-Simpson had heard much of the
wonderful skin Of the tribal doctors, par
ticularly in surgery. On this expedition
he came into touch with a friendly Arab
doctor who helped him to a meeting
with eight village surgeons. He has
brought back for the learned societies a
mass of valuable Information and a large
collection OF native surgical instruments.
These, consisting of fifty saws, native
lancets and probes, are Of the crudest
description, but prove highly effective.
The only training these native doctors
obtain is that handed on from father
to son. Very few are able to read or
write. and one most successful surgeon
met by the traveller was quite unable TO
read. Trepanning Is very common, and
is most successfully performed. That
operations Of this sort are frequently Is
due to the fact that the country is very
stony. and stones are frequently used
in disputes. The Use OF an anesthetIc Is
unknown, and is, in fact, regarded with
contempt The people seem impervious
to pain. Mr.. Hylton-SimpsoI saw one
boy who was operated on for fifteen
days for the removal OF a piece OF skull
smaller than a halfpenny. The boy re-
covered. The native doctors claim to
have 800 cures" for various diseases
London Standard.
The Washington herald., 1914-09-13
Stop Killing Calves

There is A suggestion bearing on the
high cost Of beef in an interview with
an official of the National Shoe Retail
ers' Association. published in PhiladeI-
phia newspapers This authority. cx-
planning why an advance in shoe prices
would not be surprising. said:
Most Of cur supplies Of yalfskins come
from Germany ana Austria We have
been killing our calves too young in Ibis
country and the hides arc consequently
not heavy enough for m,n's shoes. In
Europe they let them grow larger and
that is VIII, we have imported most Of
our calf hides for shoes. Naturally the
supplies from Germany and Austria are
shut off II IL virtually impossible now
to book orders with leather dealers for
calf stock
Their" is an explanation In this state
nrnt why veal disagrees with many per
sons m America. who can eat Il with
IMMUNITY when travelling on the Cont
rent The younger IL Is the more In
dirrstibc. The point which bears most
especially on the high price OF beef -
that the consumption Of veal is Iarg-
II meat eaters would resolve to reduce
their veal consumption and allow the
calves to mature there would be more
beef. This is a rule which can be put
into practice by individuals without the
assistance of municipal. State or national
food eXperts.-Pittsburgh Chronicle Tele-
graph
The Washington herald., 1914-09-13
National Issues in the Election.

President Wilson's administration is of course,
the pivot upon which the campaign rests
The Democrats contend that the President acted
with great wisdom in handling the Mexican situation
that he saved the honor of the nation by his advocacy
of the repeal of the Panama free tolls law and that
his high ideals have marked era in the history
Of the country. Enormous posters displayed all
over the State, that the Democratic party
has destroyed the rule of Wall Street; has driven
"Cannonsm" out of Congress; has injured the Sugar
Trust and benefited the people by taking the duty
from imported sugar; has done wonders with the
parcel post and has driven from Washington the
paid lobbyists of special privilege In the debate upon
these assertions the Republicans have answered that
the frequent and lengthy interviews of Mr. J. P
Morgan with Secretary McAdoo indicate that Wall
Street is still factor in the government; that the
Republicans during sixteen years of power in the
House brought in only gag rules to enact legis
laon, while in three and half years the Democrats
have forced less than ftytwo of these rules upon
the majority in the House; that the money received
duty upon sugar has been taken out of the pockets
of the American people and put into the pockets of
the Sugar Trust, with an increase in the price of
sugar and the closing of sixteen out of seventy-two
beet sugar factories and forytwo sugar houses and
plantations in State alone. They have also shown
that the parcel post inaugurated under Republican
of the lobby investigation was the enforced resigna-
tion of Democratic Congressman under serious
charges.
There is another issue which is playing large
part in the closing days of the campaign This is
the effort of the administration to create mer-
chant marine by the purchase of foreign-built ships
Maine the greatest shpbuilding State in the
Union and would be glad, if opportunity offered. to
resume its former leadership in this direction The
proposition to spend millions of dollars for foreign
built ships, when the money could be expended in
this country. is being emphaticaly condemned In
addition to these national issues-whch indicate the
lines along which the elections in November will be
decided-there few local topics One of these.
of course, is prohibition, a never-endng source of
controversy in Maine The Democrats are charged
with being aided and abetted by the beer and whisky
interests, while the Republicans are held to be hypo
critical and insincere. Another matter which has
received attention is the refusal of Gov Haines
to approve bill which compelled the railroads to
sell S. and $40 mileage books, its object being to
give the poor people opportunity to travel at
cents mile
The Washington herald., 1914-09-13
Political Condition, in Other States.

The outcome of the Democratic Senatorial pri-
mary in Arizona distinct victory for the Presi-
dent. Senator Mark A. Smith, who has been re-
nominated supported the President in the tolls re-
peal fight, while Senator Ashurst was on the other
side. The President, reciprocated this support by
sending a telegram to Arizona day or two before
the primary in which he said he was sincerely anxious
to see Mr.. Smith feturned and made other compi
mentsry expressions. This telegram was widely pub
lished and unquestionaby of great advantage
TO the candidate. The Democrats in Arizona are
greatly encouraged by the outcome of the primary,
and the price of wool has not gone down-and
wool is the political issue in Arizona-they hope to
keep the State in the Democratic column
The political condition in Kentucky is interest
ing While there is practically doubt of the cleo
ton of exGov. Beckhau the Senate the fact that
meetings have been held in Newport and Covington
to denounce his prohibition tendencies indicate active
the part of the wet element in the
State. Representative Stanley who was defeated for
the Senatorial nomination, supported by the
"wets," and if goodly proportion of the 10000 who
voted for him should vote against Beckham. the
latters victory would be endangered President VIII
son carried the State by the very slight margin of
I 800 votes over Taft and Roosevelt combined and
the State has gone Republican more than once The
outcome of the contest depends altogether upon
whether the anti-prohbition interests combine TO
prevent the prohibition strength from being increased
in Congress.
The Washington herald., 1914-09-13
RIVER AND HARBoRS BILL
Proposed curtailments Put Democratic
Orators in a Serious Plight.

In contradiction to the recent report
that Senator Simmons, Of the Senate
Finance Commute. was sure the river
and harbor bill would pass the Senate
in its present form. Il Is now declared
in Washington that t25,OOO.ooo Of the s5s.-
10000 1t carries at present will be taken
from its appropriations. The ultimate
saving to the country would be larger
than the sum by which the appropTia-
lions are TO be reduced. for number
Of the abandoned projects would require
maintaining appropriations in the future
Probably a deeper cut could be made
with advantage; Senator Burton has
riddled the whole bill: but evidences OF
the slightest inclination toward economy
on the part of the Democrats In Con-
gress will be gratefully received.
Should the explanation OF the reduced
appropriations offered by the Democrats
take the form Of report from the en-
gineers that sloth in enacting the meas
ure renders II impossible to carry on
operations provided for In the items
eliminated the object OF this subterfuge
will be apparent The districts whose
ambitions for Federal expenditures the
House bill gratified will be told by their
Representatives that the improve
ments" they want have merely been
postponed. and the Senators whose dill
gent opposition held up the bill will be
blamed for the delay. They will be glad
to bear the burden. Picture Democratic
candidate for election to Congress ad-
dressing his constituents after this
fashion:
Having been entrusted with power in
1912 on the solemn promise that we would
conduct the government economically
We found the nation through causes be-
yond our control involved in serious
financial difficulties.
I'VE passed an indefensibly wasteful
river and harbor bill in the House. and
then promptly turned to the task OF i'm
posing rev and burdensome taxes on
you.
a coterie Of administrative and I'M
generous Senators, vigorously upheld by
the Intelligent and disinterested opinion
Of the nation. halted our wasteful river
and harbor bill until a quarter Of the
fiscal year had slipped past, making III
physically impossible for US to throw
away as much money as we had planned
Therefore We were obliged to reduce
our extravagance for l9l4-l5
Consequently the pork distribution in
these twelve months will be smaller than
We had hoped. But TO compensate for
this the tax bill was carried. and is now
a law. Under its provisions the revenues
are much increased. and for 1856 we
promise you vast unnecessary expendi-
lures Of every kind.
Under no circumstances vote for Re-.
publican candidates. for. as We told you
in 1872. they have been guilty of pro
higate waste
II such abSurdity is seriously con- |
templated by the Democrats they must
believe the electors are greater fools !
than any party orator Is willing to say
they are.-New York sun.
The Washington herald., 1914-09-13

Illinois is not yet Although in his public statement
after being assured of the nomination Mr. Sullivan
asserted that he would continue to fight for the
policies of President Wilson, it is not certain that
he win receive the administrators support In fact
the statement has been made with much positiveness
that both the President and Secretary Bryan will
continue to be against him In Chicago the Federal
oficeholders, evidently Sing their cue from Wash
ington, openly predicting that Mr. Sullivan can
not be elected. 1t would seem, however, now that
the fight is over and Mr.. Sullivan has demonstrated
the strength of his organization, that the admnisra-
ton would help in his election, especially as Sullivan
played an important part in turning the Illinois dele
CATION to Wilson at the Baltimore convention
In Illinois. as everywhere else, much depends
upon the number of votes which the Progressives
can draw away from the Republicans. The detailed
figures of the primary have not yet been received,
but eva if they could be analysed would have little
value, inasmuch as the Progressives, with great
wisdom, disguised their vote by offering only one
candidate for each Office There is no possibility, of
course that Raymond Robins, the Progressive nomi-
for Senator will receive anything like the $4,000
votes given Roosevelt in Illinois in 1872 but if he
should obtain fair proportion of that number
he could play havoc with the Republicans. The Pro-
gressives are claiming that the Democrats who are
against Sullivan will their votes for Robins so
that the latter will be elected Senator Sherman
Republican, who has been renomnated As the
smoke of the primary has not yet cleared away so
that the new alignment is visible it is impossible
to tell just how far the Democratic detection ex-
tends One thing seems to be certain. The opposi-
ton of the administration is not serious factor in
Illinois, and Mr.. Sullivan will go ahead and make his
own fight, no matter what the powers in Washing
ton may say or do.
The Washington herald., 1914-09-13
HIatorIc lIcsSaRea.

OF famous military messages there are
scores, beginning with the never-to-be-
forgotten "Neni, vidl. yici" Of Caesar
and that equally famous dispatch Of
Commodore Perry. we have met the
enemy and they are OURS but both were
beaten, for brevity, by Gen. Sir Robert
Boyd, who, while governor of Gibraltar,
wrote to the agent I'm England this lar
comic dispatch, Browne, beef. Boyd -
Browne sent the stores with the reply,
Boyd, beef. Browne"
And this. In turn. recalls the story OF
Peter de DreAux, the celebrated fight
Ing bishop Of BeGuviss. who being taken
In arms by Richard Occur de Lion.
was imprisoned and fettered. Pope CeIes-
tine III demonstrated in behalf OF the
prelate. and in reply the king sent the
bishops helmet and srmor 10 Rome,
with this neat dispatch. taken from
Genesis xxxvii. =, Know now whether
II be thy sons coat or no." The pope
declined further intercession and replied
That the coat the king had sent did not
belong TO son OF the church. but Of
the camp; and the prisoner, therefore
was At Richards mercy"
The Washington herald., 1914-09-13
Poor nelElunI!

Belgium is the garden Of Europe. Her
fields are fertile and well titled. Her
roads are paved from northern TO south
ern line. She is a home for the arts and
sciences. Her galleries contain the grand
est paintings of the old masters. But the
halls where hang the great paintings are
now echoing to the tread of martial feet.
her cathedral ClOisters are vibrating with
the strains of martial music. her streets
are being trod by the feet of the French
and English armies landed and crossing
the border TO protect her integrity. her
green fields and fertile-plains will be tram
pied into dust and where the flowers
bloom in their crimson beauty the red
blood of the soldiers will stain the grasses
Belgium will retain her Independence. but
the sacrifice will he greater than this
brave little people should have borne. for
she was entitled to retain her integrity
without being overwhelmed by the rush
ing hOrdes OF nations engaged in a conflict
that has for itself no excuse except the
Elorifcation of kings and the aGgrandize-
ment Of those in Power.-Oakland Tri-
bune
The Washington herald., 1914-09-13
PROPERTY SECURE IN U. s. A.

we have had all sorts Of illustrations
lately Of the frantic efforts OF Europeans
to save their money and property from
the havoc OF war. the most recent be-
ing the transfer Of French money 70
New YORK in huge amounts for safe
keeping, This country Is, obviously, the
securest place in the world just now
for the investment and deposit Of for
elgnsrs' wealth.
The contrast between America and
Europe in this regard recalls to mind
the speech Of Macaulay In the House
of Commons, where he answered those
who had been saying that the marvel
Gus prosperity of the United States was
due almost solely to its virgin wealth
by declaring that freedom from fear Of
invasion by a foreign enemy had fully
as much to do with II. One need not
draw on his imagination very hard to
what a terrible handicap to
Industrial enterprise must be the con-
slant trepidation in which the people
of Europe live because Of the ever
present fear Of war. with all that it may
mean Of confiscation, of their property
and abandonment Of cherished business
projects.
Some of the bad dreams Of the Old
World populations are now coming true.
st Paul Dispatch
The Washington herald., 1914-09-13
Outside Work for Policemen.

To the Editor: Why should a police
man, or any other person who happens
to be in public employ. thereby lose
his identity as a man and a citizen >
II is not proposed that policemen shall.
or may, engage in other work in an
official capacity. but as men among
men. Nobody interferes with private
citizens engaging in more than ons
line Of undertaking. \ man may run
both a dry goods and grocery bust
ness without protest. n" may even
conduct A department store. Most
newspaper establishments do job print
ing. No law FOrbids even an editor
from holding stock in a bank or street
railway, Why refuse like liberty TO
policeman to own a news stand or a
shoeshine parlor2 Where is the proud
freedom America boasts of. if a man
must lose his right OF citizenship the
moment he accepts a job on the pub
lie pay roll? Does he not render re-
QUired service for his salary When
not on duty. who has right to die
tate how he shall spend his spare time
OF energy? II he allows private un-
dertakings to interfere with his Off
Cial duties. the remedy is simple and
direct. Until then. he has full right
under the Constitution and under the
law of his own being. to do what he
will with his own time and strength
and intelligence. NJ. E. SLOAN.
The Washington herald., 1914-09-13
The Outcome Is Uncertain.

The situation in Maine is so peculiar that it is
impossible to predict with any degree of certainty
which party will win.
Ordinarily Maine is Republican State In To12
however, it was badly infected with Bull Moose
ism, Roosevelt receiving $1,000 votes and Taft only
10000 This was largely due to the fact that Pres-
dent Taft the advocate of reciprocity with Can
ada, measure naturally unpopular in the border
States. Mr.. Wilson received $1,000 votes a plural
lty OF approximately 5000 but the total Democratic
vote was $4,000 less than the Taft and Roosevelt
vote combined There would be no hope for the
Republicans if this division still obtains Evidence
OF change in the political complexion of the State
was afforded however, when Mr. Peters was elected
a year ago to fill Congressional vacancy At thar
time the figures showed that the Republican vote
increased from 7,I5o for Taft in 1912 to IsoSI for
Peters in 1913, while the Roosevelt vote of I3.23s
dwindled to 6,35S for the Progressive nominee for
Congress. The recent registration also indicated
very marked falling off in the third party vote The
margin Of Republican safety so close however that
if in the First Congressional district Walter Emer-
son, who is opposing Representative Asher c. Kinds,
can poll 5000 Bull Moose votes, Democratic Con-
gresham will be elected
Although Republican victory in Maine will be
heralded to the country a Reputation of Presi-
dent Wilson's administration the President himself
has taken no open part in the contest He has been
assured that the Democrats will be victorious and
apparently places much faith in the prediction.
The Washington herald., 1914-09-13
BERLIN BEING PREPARED
FOR BAD NEWS, Is REPORT

London, Sept l2-Messages from Berlin
contain a strong undercurrent Of pessi-
mism, says a Reuter- telegram from Rot
terdam. There is decided evidence that
Berlin is being prepared for bad news
II Is officially announced in the German
capital that the fall Of Nancy is soon ex-
pected.
Another Berlin announcement admits
that another great battle is being fought
in France. but very little is said about
the progress Of the German army. II is
said that Kaiser Wilhelm has sent a tele-
gram TO the King OF Saxony. congratulate
ing him on his soldiers success.
German dispatch says the Austrians
are on the offensive east OF Lemberg. and
the Austrian crown prince received his
first baptism of FIRE yesterday.
The Washington herald., 1914-09-13
THE OPEN FORUM.
People of United States Should Re
ioice Because We Are at Peace.

To the Editor: One hundred years have
passed since Francis Scott Key penned
his immortal tribute TO the Star Spangied
banner, and "our flag Is still there.
There could be no more fitting time for
national rejoicing While the nations OF
Europe are fighting the most terrible and
sansuinary war In all human history. our
republic Is at peace with all the world.
and our nag Is not only respected but
Ioveo ana revered by the people Of every
nation on earth.
While the monarchs and crowned GRIM
inals OF Europe are leading their helpless
subjects like lambs to the slaughter
for no conceivable purpose except to fur
ther their petty schemes OF ambition and
conquest. We are especially fortunate in
the fact that there Is now at the head OF
our great republic man who loves
peace. and who will do all in his power
to save our country from being drawn
into the awful nhaelstrom Of war Peace
hath her victories no less renowned than
war"
"Civis romanus sum" was the proud
boast of the ancient Romans. Today,
when our national influence is enlisted in
the cause Of international peace. il is a.
greater honor to be privileged to say, IT
am an American citizen"
Since 1914 our ship of state has passed
through many a stormy sea and wealth
cred many a gale and there may be more
rough sailing in the years to come. That
our flag shall float ''o'er the land Of the
free" is an ideal rather than an accom-
plished fact May We help to make the
ideal a reality. May we have the wisdom.
the justice, and the courage to free our
land from monopoly. from boss rule from
child labor. and from every form Of or
ganized tyranny and wrong
And the Star Spangled Banner in tri-
umph shall wave
Der the land Of the free and the horns
Of the brave
w n McKFN-ZTE
The Washington herald., 1914-09-13
GermanY's Misunderstandins.

Senator Sproul has brought back from Europe a
German theory about the United States which would
be dismissed grotesque if it were not that the
Germans, with all their astonishing accuracy in GER
tain lines their industrial genius and their success
in making armies, have shown wonderful capacity
for misunderstanding conditions in other countries
Mr.. Sproul says that the Germans confidently ex-
pected to see the United States take advantage Of the
opportunity afforded by England's participation in
the war to conquer Canada. We are not altogether
sure that the American people desire Canada Ger
tainly there such general sentiment for
ton there was many years ago. There is no
country regarding the opinions and purposes of
which the Germans ought to be better acquainted
than the United States, but no person possessing
any information about this country would expect II
to annex Canada by force of arms.-Philadelphia
Record,