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The Washington herald., 1914-09-27
Not a Religious War.

Though the combatsnts have invoked the aid of
their point Of view, neutral Christians can at least
give thanks that this will not go down in history as a
religious war. Its historians may call it war OF
greed of revenge OF reprsal of commerce of racial
hatred, of militarism, of defense of conquest of
treaty rights but never of religion Protestant
Germany and Catholic Austria, maneuvering for the
support of Catholic Italy and Mohammedan Turkey,
fighting Catholic France, Protestant Britain Greek
Russia, Catholic Belgium Shinto Japan, and Greek
Servia Into this war France has called her Moham-
medan Algerians and heather Senegambians: and
Great Britain has contributed Catholic Irish Moham
medan and Brahmin Hindus Buddhist trbesmen of
the Himalays Sillhs and Gurkhas with religions of
their own sun worshipping Parsees, and even COM
pany of North American Indians. Though Christians
brought it about, Christianity is not responsible for
it-New York kS~~Smercial.
The Washington herald., 1914-09-27
THE OPEN FORUM.
SufraGists' Appeal in Pennsylvania
Not Justified by History.

To the Editor: In view OF the fact
that the vote In Virginia Tuesday makes
eleven States that have gone prohibition
through the nonpartisan' influence OF
women on the votes Of men alone, how
can the suffragists circulate such ridicu-
lous appeals a. they are sending out IN
Pennsylvania, asserting that IL they won
the ballot they will abolish the Hduor
tra1ic. OF the nine suffrage States, none
is prohibition but Kansas and Il went
dry three years before women got the
vote there Colorado. Oregon, WashinS-
ton. and California (suffrage Statesl, all
rejected prohibition, and Wyoming, where
women have voted forty-fye years. never
voted so much as one county dry" Can
DR.. Anna Howard Shaw, or any Of
the other suffrage leaders tell your news
paper why? II only So per cent Of the
Colorado women had voted against the
saloons in 1872, prohibition would have
won by over 5000 votes. without one
male ballot in its favor. Why didn't the
women voters there represent true wO-
manhood as well as the male voters
have in male suffrage States? Only 4 per
cent OF the registered women in the whole
city Of Chicago voted on September 9.
1914 Can any sane person believe that the
other IS per cent are represented as well
by the female politicians and fenmininistB
as they ara by their own husbands faith
ers. sons, and brothers? Why are Denver,
Chicago. and Frisco wide open" on
Sundays Because the kind Of women
dom?" EDWARD TOAL.
pa
The Washington herald., 1914-09-27
AN AUTUMN REVERE!
Ry II y JUDI


When the Iengthening nights Of the
year grow cold.
When the forests are clad in crimson
and gold.
When the fields their garments Of brown
put on,
And the birds to their Southern homes
have gone.
I sit and ponder the joys that are Ned
With the seasons that has 10 eternity
sped.
There were hopes that beat high in nv
throbbinE heart,
That no longer claim Of my being part
Golden and glowing with heavens own
hue.
Fresh they proved as the morning dew.
Like clouds that were in the sunset sky.
Which the evening breeze blew swift
ly by.
There were friends, on. 50 dear, the fair
and the good.
That with me in grief and in happiness
stood
They have gone with the hours TO their
dreamless sleep,
And I in the sorrow and sadness weep:
But does not the story Of ages t~n.
1t is God that hath taken. he does things
we'll?
There were friends that loved in the
sweet springtime.
Who had faithless proved ere the sum-
mer's prime:
And for these mourn with deeper woe
Than for those over whom the bright
flowers grow.
For the dead there IS chastened sor-
row born.
But the thoughts of the fanhless have
ever a thorn.
Guard and conceal il as We will.
The sting is Ieft ard it hurts US still
Whenever We think on thr ;rcacherou'
arts.
That wounded our often 100 trusting
hearts:
And, oh. the hirtcrest SORROW We car
We ever strive from the world to con-
C,aI.
When the Iengthening nights Of the year
grow old.
As the earth through its orbit again hath
rolled.
VIII I sit and ponder even then as now.
With a saddened heart and thoughtful
brow?
When the autumn comes to the e1rth
again,
Will my thoughts then he Of JOY or pain?
The Washington herald., 1914-09-27

Fifty years ago today a body Of
/ Confederate cavalry raiders under Gen.
/ Sterling Price attacked a small Federal
! garrison at Pilot Knob, Mo. and were
/ repulsed.
The Confederates not only sustained a
( considerable loss, but wen after the
( garrison evacuated the post in the night
and retired without mOlestation, found
! that they had gained little in the way
Of supplies and had wasted much val
liable time.
The attack gave the Union comman-
der OF the department. Maj. Gen. William
:. RoscCrans. AT - Louis. an opportunity
to make preparations to meet the raiders
when they should advance farther into
Missouri.
The city Of st. Louis was the objective
of the raiders, who hoped hy Selling
that important center so To demOraliZe
the Fcderals as TO be enabled TO win
back the State OF Missouri to the Con
fedcraCy.
Gen. Price, who had been a prominent
leader in the early warfare in Missouri
and who had been driven into Arkansas
bv the Federal arms, had been commits
stoned to make the raid, starting from
his headquarters at Camden. Ark, on the
Wash!ta River, fully 80 miles south OF
the Missouri border.
With about l2.UCO men he had crossed
the Arkansas River at paTdanelle, sixty
miles above Little Rock. which was held
by the Fedcrals, and then had proceed
ed to the town OF POCahonIas. on the
Black River. in the northeastern section
OF Arkansas.
Pocahontas is about fifteen miles south
OF the Missouri line, and there Price
halted to reorGaniZe his command. II
a.
Gems. J. J.. Pagan. John :. Marmaduke.
and Joseph O. Shelby. OF its men about
500 were armed. There were fourteen
pieces of field artillery.
The RHidcrs Advance.
Marching in three columns. each by
a different route, the raiders mad crossed
the Missouri line on September 10. and
on the cath headquarters had been es-
tablished at Fredcricktown. about 100
miles south OF ST. LOUIS.
Gen. Rosccrans hAi received ttdings
early IN the month Of the PROPOSED Con
federate invasion ana had made dlsposi-
tions TO meet It as best he could. His
department ALREADY had heCn stripped of
every surplus soldier for use in other
campaigns-a fact which the Confeder-
ates knew when they planned the raid
and when a division OF the Sixteenth
River en- route TO Georgia. Gen. Rose
Grams felt justified in OBTAINING it for
his own use.
This division, under Gen Andrew ].
Smith. was a part Of Sherman's army
and had been employed in the Red River
campaign. IT now was placed to guard
the railroad which ran south from -.
Louis seventy-fve miles TO Pilot Knob.
where there was small Federal garri-
son.
Pilot Knob was scarcely twenty miles
north OF Fredericktown, where the Con-
federates We're concentrated Its sole de-
fensive work. called Fort Davidson, was
in a valley, within cannon range from
surrounding hills. Il was untenable
against an enemy with artillery
SuspCctinE the proximity OF the Con-
fnderates, Gen. Thomas Ewing. jr.. COM
mander OF the district Of ST. Louis, hur-
ried forward with a detachment of the
Fourteenth Iowa Infantry to re-enforce
Pilot Knob. Its arrival raised the force
The Washington herald., 1914-09-27

There is no reason for surprise in the announce
from London that there are not adequate facii
ties for caring for the sick and wounded in the field
The tremendous scope of the operations and the
enormous casualty lists preclude the possibility OF
giving prompt and proper to those in need of it
According to American official who was close
behind the allies Paris, the American Red Cross
could render great humanitarian service by sending
twenty surgeons and 100 nurses with complete field
hospital equipment into every of the countries
where fighting is now going on. OF course such an
undertaking would require large additional sum of
money, but trifing amount contributed by every
American who can afford it would easily raise fund
even larger than necessary
The Washington herald., 1914-09-27
THE ETERNAL FEMININE.

according to the papers, there's po-
lice Judge in Colorado who is threatened
with a recall petition because she per
sists in doing fancy work on the bench
Pretty fussy. aren't they? Wouldn't you
suppose that an ordinary man would real
ly enjoy seeing the judge swaying gent
ly back and forth in her rocker and do
ing punch work while she listened to his
case? And certainly il would have
humanizing and uplifting effect on a
great husky thug to see her whip lace
deftly around a pincushiOn or hemstitch
a pillowcase before she said: Ten years
at hard labor"
What kind Of work do those Colorado
people consider suitable for the judges
bench, anyway? Gingham aprons?-Bos-
ton Truth.
The Washington herald., 1914-09-27
The Hat of Blue.

Th' fall styles now being shown include novelties
IN artillery, war news, naval types, adjournment
rumors, gag rules, and the blue hat.
BY successful turning movement the last named
autumnal novelty stsmpeded the summer straw and
grave statesmen vie with giddy youths in adopting
the ultramarine chapeau One thing may be said
for these lurid ds-they protect the head from the
cold well as any other top-piece.
In time of great national excitement there is un-
doubtedly spirit of madness which sweeps over the
land and finds some strange eerie outlet such as the
blue hat 1t will strengthen us to meet the Hobgob
lins of Halloween.
The Washington herald., 1914-09-27
Objects to ..TeIescrIbe.o

To the Editor: In your news columns
Of Thursday a brief description is given
Of Ed!sons new invention for autOmau-
cally recording telephone conversation.
such a device should serve a useful pur-
pose as an outward conscience, tending
TO make people circumspect when talking
into the telephone. since every word
would be preserved in the record.
But a better name than "telescribe''
should be found for the apparatus. AL
ready our language is disfigUred by too
many conglOmerate verbal monstrosities
compounded Of mixed Greek and Latin
derivatives. Automobile is one OF them,
though from familiar use one may have
acquired tolerance
There is no reason for the existence
OF "telescribe." Il a new word is needed
to define a new thing. let us have
legitimate term. For example. tele-
graphophone. il the instrument records
sounds: II il transCribes words only,
teIelogograph would Be appropriate. but
"telescribe" is impossible. W. II. r
The Washington herald., 1914-09-27
The Prohibition Victory in Virginia.

The Prohibition victory in Virginia, viewed in
connection with events in other parts of the coun-
try, is full of interest.
One of these events is that the Progressive party
is rapidly identifying itself with the cause of proh-
bfton. In Kansas Col. Roosevelt denounced whisky
as "the friend and brother oi crooked politics" In
Pennsylvania there has been all Endorsement of Pro-
gressive candidates by convention of ministers
and temperance workers. The fight in that State
between the liquor and antilquor forces has become
The Washington herald., 1914-09-27

Representative Flood, of Virginia, has introduced
in the House Joint resolution thanking the A. B. c.
mediators for their services in the promotion of
peace and good order in the American continent
and appropriating $4,000 for the purchase of gold
medals for them. OF course, they responsible
for the fact that Carranza and Villa and Zapata are
mixing it up, but Mr. Flood will hardly be accused
of being an opportunist
The Washington herald., 1914-09-27
A Missing Species

Did you enjoy the Long Island fair
queried the polite Long Islander Il was
disappointed in one thing" replied Mrs
Needleplate. who has gone in for country
life. Il looked all over the cattle pa
vilion for an equinox, but guess no on"
exhibited any this y"ar."-New York
Press.
The Washington herald., 1914-09-27
Two Views.

YoungIeigh-"Don't YOU think that af-
ter a girl has been taken to the theater.
given bonbons. and treated TO good
supper, she should let the young man
kiss her goodnight"
Grumpy old bach-"Huh. should
think he'd done quite enough for hsr.'-s
Boston Transcript
The Washington herald., 1914-09-27

Mother" asked Tommy. is it corr-rt
to say that You water horse when
he is thirsty
Yes. nv dear said his mother
Wei fhsr." said Tommy. picking up
a saursr. I'm gong to milk the cat
Ladies' Homo Journal
The Washington herald., 1914-09-27

Further evidence that the country is on the verge
of the business revival which it has been looking
forward since the outbreak of the war comes from
New York, where applications for charity decreased
10 per cent in September, compared with August
New York is almost invariably first to feel depression
and it is there also, that the revival is first mani
fest
The Washington herald., 1914-09-27
Made Him DO 1t.

Il proposed to Miss Slathers last
night"
That girls lucky all right"
oh. you flatter me-"
I'm not thinking OF YOU She won
a bet when you proposed. ."-RirunGham
AEe-Herald.
The Washington herald., 1914-09-27
A Line o Cheer Each Day o
the Year.
Written EIWesy for The HsTAIdl
By JOHN EENDRICk BANGS.
AS TO LOOKS.

tC0pyrlghf lSi4-l
Some folks in looks take so much pride
They don't think much on what's inside.
Well, as for me, l know my face
Can neer be made A thing Of grace.
And so ! rather think I'll see
How ! can fix tn inside o. me
Sos folksn say. He looks like sin,
But amt he beautiful within,
The Washington herald., 1914-09-27
Tho Vital Question.

EIaminer-Now, William, II man can
do nne-fOurth Of a piece of work in two
days. how long will he take to finish IL
Wuliam-Is it a contrac' job OF Is he
workin' by the day?-Life.
The Washington herald., 1914-09-27

The Department of Agriculture warns nexperi-
enoed growers of drug plants, who are anxious to
Try to overcome the shortage due to failure of the
supply from Germany, that they more likely to
fail than succeed The department might we'll un-
dertake another useful work and show how the thing
Is done
The Washington herald., 1914-09-27
Didn't Know which

CaIlcr-Is your daughter an equestrian?
Proud moth,r-Either that or valedic-
-ortan These class offices are so con-
fusine. don't YOU knOw.-BufTaIO Express.
The Washington herald., 1914-09-27

French strategists would have us believe that it
was part of their original plan to have the French
government move to Bordeaux
The Washington herald., 1914-09-27

Those who claim that nature never made mis-
take should explain the existence of the man who
wears feather in his hat.
The Washington herald., 1914-09-27

Col Roosevelt is touring the West, but he doesn't
average more than three inches of space day-and
that on the inside pages.
The Washington herald., 1914-09-27

Sir Lionel Garden will never be lion in ambassa,
dorisl circles.
The Washington herald., 1914-09-27

What nice parIor ornament a bale of 1o-cent cot
ton will make
The Washington herald., 1914-09-27

Maybe they started that war over yonder to keep
our Panama Canal from making a profit right at the
start.
The Washington herald., 1914-09-27

The Chicago editor who denied to the
President TO tell him the German side of the war
probably got all the advertising he after, anyway
The Washington herald., 1914-09-27
Morning Smiles.
sherman Again.
Thugs BcinE Equal.

Night Natchman Gu any European
tovn,-Eight o'clork-and ais heIL-Life-
The Washington herald., 1914-09-27

The Republicans, when they in power, never
furnished finer Indian summer than this one.
The Washington herald., 1914-09-27

1t is quite plain that each one of those European
countries is wondering why the others don't ask for
peace.
The Washington herald., 1914-09-27

The surest way of getting along with your wife's
relatives is to live as far from them possible
The Washington herald., 1914-09-27

1t looks as if the censors have also taken Haiti
under their care.
The Washington herald., 1914-09-27

King George has signed the home rule BILL but he
won't try to enforce it until the other is over.
The Washington herald., 1914-09-27

Some vivid war scenes are coming from that
moving picture plant in New Jersey.
The Washington herald., 1914-09-27

Having faith in Providence we believe that poet
are self-made.
The Washington herald., 1914-09-27

1t looks as if levying the war tax is to be mainl
q process of limitation
The Washington herald., 1914-09-27

King Georges Kitchener cabinet seems to be dc
ing very well
The Washington herald., 1914-09-27

Oh what tangled web our callers weave when
they know it is time to go but don't know how to
leave.
The Washington herald., 1914-09-27

The Belgians have been accused of sniping. And
the Germans had to hold the bag
The Washington herald., 1914-09-27

Neutrality is the right thing-partcularly for thos
who do not see it as we do.
The Washington herald., 1914-09-27

"0ratory is gift" declares an exchange Hui
We thought it was a curse.
The Washington herald., 1914-09-27

But sometimes if there wasn't love at first sigh
there wouldn't be any at all.
The Washington herald., 1914-09-27

You should start your Christmas shopping earl
by buying bale OF cotton.
The Washington herald., 1914-09-27

In the word pneumatic, Jason, the p is SILENT as
in child.
The Washington herald., 1914-09-27

TomorroU-Heayy hghtInE on
the James,
The Washington herald., 1914-09-27

The silence of the tic1ers is causing many kickers
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-09-12
COBB IS CLOSING
IN ON LEADERS

Chicago, Sept 12-Ty Cobb is with
in five points Of a tie for the batting
leadership of the American league.
but three hard htters are ahead of
him and it will take a brisk squirt by
the Detroit star again to win for him
the championship. Averages pub
lished here today show the 300 hitters
of tho league to be: Hoblitzel, Bos-
ton, 1856; Collins, Philadelphia, 1852;
jackson, Cleveland. .352; cobb. De-
troit, .351: Cree. New York, 1872;
Speaker, Boston, 1872; Crawford, De-
troit .329; Baker, Philadelphia, 323;
Mitchell. Washington. .3l9, McInnis,
Philadelphia, .309: =. Walker. St. Louis,
3Os; Fourier, Chicago, 1903. Phila
delphia, with .269 and Detroit. with
,253, lead in club batting. The best
home run hitter is Baker, with nine,
while Maiser, New York, has most
stolen bases. Sc.
Erwin, Brooklyn, leads in the Ma
tional with .34S. Dalton, Brooklyn, 1888;
Becker. Philadelphia. .S24 Daubert.
Brooklyn. .322; Magee. Philadelphia,
.S17; Grant. New York. .3lS; Connolly.
Boston, .313; Wheat. Brooklyn. .312;
hhiSi' 81 Louis' '"Vo' 7tehSei' oiooh
lyn. .306: Phelan, Chicago, 3O4; Con-
zales. Cincinnati. SOL; G. Burns, New
York. 800. In team hitting. Brooklyn,
with go and New York with 1858 lead.
Safer, with II. sets the pace In home
runs, and G.. Burns, with a. has the
most stolen bases.
Leading pitchers of the American
league are Bender. Philadelphia, with
Is and .; Leonard, Boston. 10 and s
and Plank. Philadelphia. Is and G. In
tho National league James. with %
won and games lost. is the leader
and Rudolph. Boston. 20 and s.; and
Doals, ST. Louis, Is and 6.
Kauff, Indianapolis. leads the Fed
erals in batting with .373, and in stolen
bases, with 81.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-09-12

portance made in Van Deusen's charge
Is that, although Ensign and Wood
gave notes to the state of Idaho after
the state made the loan, the register
OF the land department. Mr.. Jenness.
made his demand for the interest pay
ments that were made on o. V. Allen.
state treasurer. as the accompanying
facsimiles of the notices he sent to
Allen VIII show. In other words the
demand for the interest due the state
was not made on those who gave the
notes, Wood and Ensign. 1t is here
that the allegation of conspiracy is
made by Van Deusen on the part of
state officials
How Charge Is Made.
In making the charge Mr.. Van Deu-
sen did not mince words, but hit
straight from the shoulder. In his
opening remarks he said:
Il have been called liar by Repub-
lican controlled newspapers ia this
state because I have accused the mem
bers of the present Republican state
land board, John NJ. Haines. Republic
can governor; Joseph f. Peterson, Re-
publican attorney general; Fred L..
Huston, Republican state auditor; w.
L. Clifford, Republican secretary of
state with having loaned, through
dummies, the members of the state
house ring the money that belongs to
the public school fund.- with no ex-
pectation of repayment
II now charge that these Republi-
can state officials loaned SS00o tn q
V. Allen, state treasurer, the only other
state official who is not a member of
the state land board, to Fred M. Cole
man, deputy state treasurer and to
Charles l.. Swormstedt, assistant sec
rotary of state, the money loaned be-
ing part of the public school fund, set
apart for the education Of your chill
dren and your children's children. to
pay the purchase price for $40 acres of
land in Blaine and Elmore counties.
And since that loan was made. is
months ago, not one cent of the in
terest has ever been paid, and the land
itself has been sold for delinquent
taxes, that in Elmore county to the
county of Gilmore and that in Blaine
county to- L. j. Mcconnell.
''Now do you get that? Do you lilly
understand the charge that I am max
ing? l want to make sure that you
get it.
Here is the full story of these
crooked deals. am giving them to
you in chronological order so that you
may see for yourselves that the
scheme to get the money from the
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-09-12

A. B. Eaton won the finals In the
mems singles in the Idaho state tennis
tournament yesterday with compare
tive ease from Frank Wyman, who
qualified to meet him. The match was
Tor the best three cut of five sets and
Eaton took three o. them in row by
the scores of 6-1, 60, GA, winning IS
games to but five for Wyman. Eaton
was at his best. irrespective of the
unfavorable weather for a strong cold
wind was blowing and rain threat
ened Wyman was not in his usual
form and was apparently nervous and
unable to control mis- stroke until the
third set Eaton, on the other hand,
stroked the ball with elaboration,
placing it almost at will and driving
hard when he found an opportunity to
cross his opponent.
If the weather permits, Eaton will
meet Pettengill this afternoon at 3
o'clock to play off the state champion
ship, Pettengill being the title holder
and Eaton the challenger. These two
players met last year and after playing
five fast and hard sets, Pettengill won
the championship from Eaton. Those
racquet experts who have followed
both players this season believe that
Eaton Is stronger now than he was a
year ago and predict that to hold the
title Pettengill will have to play the
best tennis he is capable of.
Wyman took but one game, and that
the sixth played IN the first set, going
down to defeat for five straight games.
lie rallied in the sixth and won it, but
Eaton took the seventh and the set.
Wyman was in even worse form in the
second set, for he went down to de-
feat in q love form. He braced in the
third set and fought hard for 1t. at
times playing Eaton off his feet. Wy
man played by flashes when his racquet
work was brilliant. Eaton was just as
steady and consistent as ever. how
ever, and he was able to take the third
set on two straight games after 4-all
had been reached.
In the final doubles between Adams
Pettengill and Sheppard Martin, rain
interfered after each team had won a
set. The third and deciding set will be
played off Monday, weather permitting.
Ailshe defeated Beymer in the con-
ISOLATION match. taking two straight
sets on scores of 6-3, 60.