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The Washington herald., 1914-09-11
Freight and War Revenue.

The proposition put forward in the Ways and
Means Committee to place tax of per cent on
railroad freight is moral victory for the railroads
1t means that Congress, if not the Interstate Com
merce Commission realizes that freight rates too
low and accordingly turns freight able to stand
part of the burden necesstated by the proposed
revenue bill
There is, however another side of the case and
one that the members of the Ways and Means Com
mttee should consider carefully before perfecting
their BILL II is what appears to be the meager sum
the railroads are to be allowed for collecting this
revenue for the government. Railroad freight reve-
nue. exclusive of express and water freight amounts
to approximately $2ooooooooo. From this the gov
erument would gain approximately $6ooooJooo reve-
nue. on the per cent basis. OF this it is proposed
to allow the railroads I per cent or 100000
The sum is grossly inadequate. The proposition
additional clerical work. The way bill of IS cents
requires the record of the way bill of $4,000.
With the President in sympathy with advance
in railroad rates it cannot be that Congress con-
troIled by him will underpay the railroads for doing
government work
The banks throughout the country treated
with small enough regard in the collection of the
income tax, which in comparison to what it is pro-
posed the railroads shall do was insignificant The
many instances it cost them more to collect the in
come tax than the government actually received
The Ways and Means Committee should use some
effort to get at the actual of collecting the
tax before it fixes very doubtful compensation.
The Washington herald., 1914-09-11

Sir Ernest was the one man IN London
on August l who Was too busy to talA
war.
The south pole has been discovered. but
that is all. The dasn which the SCOTT
party made over the ice plains of ths
Antarctic was productive OF compare
lively little in the way Of scientific data.
II is the desire OF ShackIeton to journey
across the south polar continent. To tax,
careful observations. to gather evidence
as to the fauna, any vegetation. and "a
obtain material for the mapping ~ the
new lands. The land journey will -
100 miles. The Endurance is a1lFlv
Provisioned. Its place Of ancho- IN 'h4
Weddell Sea will be utilized as a sra-,.
ing base. The party wiz travel toward
the Ross Sea. Late this wear another
supply ship Is 70 D." sent from New
Zealand to a point in the Ross S"a
ShaCkleton hopes 70 reach this second
provision ship after ninety days-In.
dianapOlis News.
The Washington herald., 1914-09-11
SCIENCE UNDIsMAYED.
Sir Ernest ShacEleton on for the
south Polar Continent.

south Polar Continent.
On August Ia fatal day for Europe-a
stout little ship of 80 tons cast loose
from the West India dock in London and
slipped out to sea. The ship is the En-
durance. and she carries Sir Ernest
ShaCklctOn's scientific marty TO the south
polar continent. Sir Ernest sailed with
her as far Eastbourne. He tnen re-
turned to London TO make fInal prepara-
tions for his expedition. He anticipates
sailing. not later than the middle NJ next
month. for RIcnOs Ayres. There he will
overtake tho Endurance. Sir Ernest is
fully aware Of the demands which the
war has made on his country. These
were apparent on August l. when the
jEndurances sailed. hut the expedition has
been long in making ready. Its fruits,
the leader hopes, will be Of lasting bene-
fit TO the world. And so in the face of a
European disaster. the ShaCkleton ship
departed for the south polar seas by way
Of Argentine.
1t is possible. OF course. that Shackle-
ton may not be able to follow out his
program. But unless the British navy
should stand in need of every officer and
man. science here is TO be placed before
war The equipment and practically all
gone ahead II was a modest start which
the Endurance made. There were fewer
spectators than were anticipated. Lon
don was talking war. but II the London
papers are TO he accepted as truthful.
The Washington herald., 1914-09-11
THE WAR DAY BY DAY
Fifty Years Ago.
September II, lS64Fed Cavalry Were Securing the Country Between
Washington and the Blue Ridge for Col John My Rangers
but Without Sueeess-HOw MOsby Euded His Pursues.
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Zens. in citizens clothes. about their
homes
Here they are very innocent indeed
You shall ride up to their doors and find
them the quietest Of farmers. manifest
ing interest only in their stock ana grstn.
or making wOeful ado about what they
suffer from Federal and Confederate
troops alike. You shall find them as doc
tors, hotel keepers. hostlers inVuring
about the news. knowing very little
about what is going on outside their own
possessions. declaring with a sigh that
their business in these war times is to
stay at home. protect their families. and
be good Union citizens or neutrals, as
the case may he.
Il have heard it said that a certain
physician. living in fine house. with a
very interesting family. and seemingly
one of the Quietest and most respectable
OF men. is really one OF the most infiu-
entail and active officers in Mosby's COM
mand.
Unless these things are granted as
true. 1t is almost impossible TO conceive
how. in numerous instances. MOsby has
received that exact information respect
ing time and place which has enabled
him him to harass our trains throughout
the late marches and TO capture or shoot
down small escorts in our rear
In regions which only few hours be-
fore have been swept by our cavalry.
guerilla parties OF five. ten. fifty, or one
hundred have arisen as IL by magic. to
fall upon wagons or messengers to cap
ture and destroy.
The Washington herald., 1914-09-11

All classes of shipping in the North Sea is men,
aned by German contact mines, and Great Britain is
engaged in the dangerous task of sweeping" by
means of cables attached to two vessels. The sug-
gestion was made in Parliament yesterday that the
sweeps" be manned by German prisoners under
British officers Certainly the occupation is no more
hazardous for the men than for the officers and no
more promising movement for curtaiinent of the
mine output has yet been suggested.
The Washington herald., 1914-09-11
Wagon Train Run on.

What only three determined men can
co In the guerilla trade is instanced by
an actual exploit. performed. think.
during the campaign Of Gen. Banks in
the valley.
"A train of 100 wagons, passing through
the woods along the Berryvillc pike-a
cavalry escort being in front-was served
In the following manner:
Three mounted men suddenly emerged
from among the trees about the center
Of the train. which was over a mile in
length. GalIoping up alongside one Of
the drivers. the foremost. seconded by
the rest. placed a revolver at his head
and ordered him in a low voice, on the
pain OF instant death. to turn his mules
down by road leading into the forest
The driver did as he was told the re-
naming wagons followed. and before
the cavalry escort in front were alarmed
sixty wagons wer off nearly n mile and
three or four of them set on fire The
guerillas escaped.
Night marches AFFORD these bands
some splendid ahanees. Knowing we'll
every approach to the main line of
march. they find it easy. covered by the
darkness and the forests. to approach
within an audaciously short distance Of
our columns. Men, straying only a few
rods away, have frequently been cap-
tured: and II is always found necessary
to keep the closest watch on all sides. I"
In spite OF Mosby's methods it could
not be proven that he broke the laws Of
war. while one Of his enemies who knew
his methods best. Col. Charles Russell
Lowell, commanding cavalry brigade
in Sheridan's army. wrote of him
'Mosby is an honorable foe"
srnnanrrnNE
The Washington herald., 1914-09-11

cottage at Bar Harbor. September +.
When she leaves there for Detroit to pass
several weeks with her daughter. Mrs.
Phillip Mcmillan prior to opening her
washington home for the winter.
Rear Admiral Gheen and his dauRb-
ters are passing a few days en- routs
| from the Berkshires to Atlantic CITY.
where they will pass several weeks be-
fore reoDening their home on New Hamp-
shire avenue.
Mrs. John W. Timmons has returned
to her apartment at the Netherlands after
an extended stay in New York willis
her husband. Commander Timmons. I.
s. N. was stationed at that port
The engagement IL announced Of Miss
Marguerite Howard, daughter Of Mr. ana
Mrs. John T. Howard. Of this CITY to
Mr. Herbert Nicholas Munhall, Of Pitts
burgh. the wedding to take place in
November. Miss Howard who has Just
returned from a visit to Pittsburgh. was
much feted in that city. Her fiance IL
weII-knOwn in Washington. where he was
graduated from Georgetown University
in the class '09.
The wedding Of Miss Grace Ely. daugh-
ter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Cheeyer Newhal
Third Field Artillery, will take place On
Saturday. September e6. at jamestown.
r. l. Owing to illness in Lieut.. Gains
family only relatives and few friends
will be present.
Mr.. and Mrs L. u. Starke, Of Nor
folk, Va. and Mr.. II. NOrcrOss White.
after motoring TO Baltimore to attend
the National star SpanEled Banner CEN
tennial. arrived in Washington for a
brief stay en route home. While here
they are guests at Hotel Powhatan.
Mrs. Daniel W Herriott. has issued in
vitatibns for the wedding of her daughter.
Ruth Elizabeth, to Mr.. Clair Wesley
Fairbank Of New York, on Thursday
evening. september Il. The ceremony will
take place at the residence Of the brides
sister, Mrs. f. Clyde Shade. Of Tacoma
Park
At the request OF the Star Spangl-d
Banner Centennial committee, Mr.. 4. r.
Lofstrand. secretary and treasurer Of ths
Lord Baltimore Country Club. WHOSE
handsome clubhouse in the old Calver-
mansion at Riverdale. Nd. has created
considerable talk, has sent TO baltimore
to be used in the procession, the famous
old Calvert coach. which was used hv
the Calvert family and has carried such
distinguished persOnages as Lord BaI-f-
more. Henry Clay, John Webster. and
other statesmen.
The Minister from Portugal. the Vi
count de Alte. who is making his summer
headquarters the LOuisbUrg, Bar HarbOr,
proposes remaining there through this
month The Minister from Sweden and
Nine Ekengren, who are al the :.
Sauveur for the end OF the season. Will
return to town about September %
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Pendleton have
left their summer home at Portsmouth,
y. H. and propose passing the winter
iE Philadelphia. where they have an
apartment at the Windermere
The Washington herald., 1914-09-11

President Wilson is being urged to renew his
offer of mediation to the warning powers of Europe.
OF course he will refuse to court the rebuff that GER
tainly would come from than one of the powers
concerned. The view that the Presidents former
offer of mediation is a standing one is the sensible
one to take. Our good Offices are constantly at the
services of any nation desiring them We are not
going to thrust them upon any of them.
The Washington herald., 1914-09-11

Fifty years ago today Federal cavalry
were securing the country between
" ashlngton and the Blue Ridge for Col.
John 5. Mosby and his Confederate Rang
Crs. but without success.
Mosby had made so many dashes at
Gen. Sheridan's pickets and wagon trains
in the Shenandoah Valley that eXtraord-
mary measures had been taken to catch
him.
Finding that ordinary pursuit OF Mos
by's men was useless. as the bands
scattered when hard pressed, the men
taking to the mountain, or going to
their homes. Gen. Grant had ordered that
all able bodied men between the ages OF
eighteen and fifty that were found at
home In the region between the noun
tains and the Federal lines outside of
Washington be arrested.
The Federal dragnet was being cast in
pursuance Of this order. but even while
the blue cavalry were Kidding the coun-
tics Of Boudoun. Fauquier and FairfaN.
Mosby made a dash upon Federal pIckets
within twelve miles OF the National Cap
ital. and two days later captured some
o. Sheridan's piCkets in the Shenandoah
Valley.
.Mosby. now at the height OF his career.
was much discussed in the Federal
camps lie appeared to the Federals to
De pOSStsStu VI NIlN NAdllAN VI u'lNultN
The correspondents with Sheridan's
army wrote often OF Mosby and the
scene of his operations. One of the most
interesting letters concerning him was
as follows:
Compared with other parts Of the
State. the Shenandoah Valley is inhab-
tied by comparatively few poor white
people Its soil is for the most part
divided into estates which have de-
scended by inheritance from remote gen.
erations; and during late years the vag-
abond sons of decayed gentry were not
few there.
Provided with a horse. a gun. and
q pair Of saddle-bags. these young men.
forming in parties when game was
plenty, made the mountains their home.
Their wanderings had made them famil-
lar with every by-path and secret re-
treat Of the valley and the heights.
The war to them was a most well
come opportunity. and to them the
guerrilla system owes its origin and its
success. The hazardous necessities of
such a life made them energetic. and
what was aimless vagabondism before
has been transformed into a wild and
vigorous pursuit. The gang OF Nosby
counts among its members men the
rames OF whose sircs are known
throughout Virginia. Several have been
captured behind whose rough attire.
bronze features, and shagy boards, the
manners and habits OF gentlemen born
and bred have shone forth unmistake-
ably"
Methods of Mosby's Men.
During the marches of the army to
and from Strasburg II was a matter Of
question how able-oodied men within the
ages liable to conscription managed TO
remain so quietly at home The matter
is pretty conclusively explained. There
is scarcely a doubt that half of these
men are enrolled as Guerillas.
'.Mosby does not always keep his band
together. The difficulty which has al
ways been encountered by parties which
have set forth to catch him has been
that on the approach Of imminent danger
his men scatter at once and become citi-
The Washington herald., 1914-09-11
WAR AND PHILOSOPHY.

A New England contemporary, which
is prone to delve deep into the very es-
sence OF things. cannot foregO indul-
gence in an excursion into the domain
Of philosophy as II furnishes a prelude
for the war. II recalls how NapoIeon's s
entry into Jena in 1906 disturbed the
German philosopher. Hesel then engaged
on his theory OF the absolute. He saw
The Washington herald., 1914-09-11

A citizens association has adopted resolution
urging that the Capital Traction Company be COM
PEELED to accept transfers from the Washington and
Maryland Railway at Kennedy and Fourteenth streets
northwest Perhaps the traction company wouldn't
object very srenuousy if it could only be notified on
the days when Kennedy street trains are expected
The Washington herald., 1914-09-11
Interrupted Communication.

You don't mean to say that this is the
first you've heard Of it."
Absolutely"
why, it's the talk OF the neighbOr-
hood"
Yes, bu: my wife is away on a visit.
Boston Transcript
The Washington herald., 1914-09-11

Just as the railroad presidents were making COM
plant at the White House that their revenues have
been cut to almost nothing because freight is NOV
ing, the Ways and Means Committee agreed to put
tax on treights in order to raise part of the
Soooooooo deficit The least that can be said is that
The Washington herald., 1914-09-11
History and the Kaiser.

Attila, the Hun, was a brilliant general but the
world remembers him only a barbarian who de-
stroyed seventy cities. The Kaiser will doubtless
regret the destruction of Louvain 1t is to be hoped
that he will and that he will take broad hint from
history-Courier- Journal = =
The Washington herald., 1914-09-11
Germanys PouuIafion-

The net increase in the population of GERMANY
before the beginning of war 100 an hour, <
baby was born every sixteen seconds and death
occurred every twenty-eight seconds. reversal of
the figures as result of robs the world of many
useful citizens and reduces the first resource of
great empire.-Courier-Jour
The Washington herald., 1914-09-11
Too GarruIOuS-

]. Pierpont Morgan was always a silent
man, and he would sometimes champion
the silent with a story:
"Old John Bates. an upholsterer." so
the story began. was renowned for his
silence. A patron one day said to him:
What's the best kind of mattress
Hair. was the reply.
The patron. some twenty years later,
had occasion to buy another mattress.
and again she asked:
What's the best kind, john
Cotton
Cotton the patron cried. Why.
you told me twenty years ago that hair
was the best
The old man gave a quaint sigh
Talking has always been my ruin
he said.''-Chicago News.
The Washington herald., 1914-09-11
Called Him Down.

Marie-At the place where I was spend
ing my vacation this summer, a fresh
young farmer tried to kiss me. He told
me he'd never kissed a girl in his life.
Ethel-What did you say to him?
Marie-I told him ] was no agricultural
experiment station.-EXchange.
The Washington herald., 1914-09-11
A Warning.

People who candidates for election to the
next Congress must take into account the fact that
they may have to start in with special session and
sit continuously TO the end of the term Those who
do not like that of thing had better put Of their
election to Congress until get another President
PHILADELPHIA Press
The Washington herald., 1914-09-11

In Camden, N. J, man shot his one faithful
friend, shepherd dog buried him, and then killed
himself on the spot If the dog had been human
being the man would have been called murderer
is the verdict viii be that he was simply crazy
The Washington herald., 1914-09-11

We know exactly what will happen if the con-
sttutionalty of the Clayton antitrust law is ever
tested in the Federal Court in Alabama
The Washington herald., 1914-09-11

But you can't blame the newspapers for failure to
print Gov. Blease's comment his defeat. There
are limits to even the yellowest of newspapers
The Washington herald., 1914-09-11

We are not going to get all sweed up over the
announcement that the Kaiser, if defeated in the
war, will seek refuge in the United States. Where
else could he go?
The Washington herald., 1914-09-11

Customs receipts have fallen off $Iooooooo since
August /, as compared with the period in 1913
And some people will be glad there is no way of
telling how much they would have fallen off if there
had been no war
The Washington herald., 1914-09-11
Morning Smiles.
The Talented Youth.

MY oldest son." said Mrs. Twickem-
bury. speaks several languages quite
y."-ChrIstian Register.
The Washington herald., 1914-09-11
stIII on the Old Refrain.

First old lady-My dear what do you
think OF this war? Isn't IL terrible?
Second old Iady-Awful. But II can't
last long; the powers will surely inter
yene.-Punch.
The Washington herald., 1914-09-11

Why should peace prayers be delayed until Oc-
tober 4? Will there be anything left in Europe to
pray or on that date?
The Washington herald., 1914-09-11

This country is getting better. There hasn't been
a single Iynching in the South since the European
war started
The Washington herald., 1914-09-11

Out West they still trying to find cure for
the divorce evil 1t stands to reason that if there
were not many marriages there would not be so
many divorces.
The Washington herald., 1914-09-11

1t is to be ksped that the opposing armies in Eu-
rope carry interpreters so they can tef when the
other side wants to surrender.
The Washington herald., 1914-09-11

1t is announced that our troops will not leave
Vera Cruz for while yet. Are still waiting for
the hag-salutng ceremony?
The Washington herald., 1914-09-11

You are apt to have dry time if you go out witt
a who is saving up for a rainy day.
The Washington herald., 1914-09-11

Congress may put an extra tax on beer soon, but
hat is no for drinking too much of II now.
The Washington herald., 1914-09-11

The woman who knows she does not look we'll il
black generally tries to take of her husband.
The Washington herald., 1914-09-11

1t is reported that the Greeks going to wal
100; and Delcia may have to do without her candy.
The Washington herald., 1914-09-11

What has become of the od-fashioned statesmen
who used to give testimonials for patent medicines?
The Washington herald., 1914-09-11

When people begin to credit bad reports about
man they begin to make him pay cash.
The Washington herald., 1914-09-11

Liberia has proclaimed her neutrality. Isn't that
splendid news?
The Washington herald., 1914-09-11

And now are waiting to see how many pro-
fessona there will be on the trades commission
The Washington herald., 1914-09-11

If it hadn't been for those old warships that we
sold Greece Turkey might have gone to war long ago
The Washington herald., 1914-09-11

. Cotton is opening right along, but the market is
closed
The Washington herald., 1914-09-11

Why not match Scottish bagpipe against lit
German band and let EN- play it out?
The Washington herald., 1914-09-11

If the hobbe skirts are made much tighter ever!
woman will have to wear two of them.
The Washington herald., 1914-09-11

Germany acted wisely in building all her seapOrts
inland.
The Washington herald., 1914-09-11

New York is always trying to elect governor, OF
to unseat
The Washington herald., 1914-09-11

1t looks as if Sycamore is becoming Hill Of
Doubt
The Washington herald., 1914-09-11

An Ohio editor made an assignment last week
He should have issued a moratorium.
The Washington herald., 1914-09-11

Winter is coming, and we suppose these fat-tir'
shoes will disappear.
The Washington herald., 1914-09-11

Ali the armies in Europe are after the man highe
up-in the aeroplane.
The Washington herald., 1914-09-11

Now that order has been restored in Mexico, VIII
got the oil fields?
The Washington herald., 1914-09-11

Reams of paper have been printed about the CAP
ture of Rheims.
The Washington herald., 1914-09-11
A Line O Cheer Each Day o
the Year.
~ EENDRICE
PROMISE.

By JOHN KENpRICE RASG>.
PROMISE.
lCCpyTlELr 1914
II may be as some say
This is a world of SHINING.
But yet each newborn day
Grants us 4 -rPSh beginning:
And that which vas or is
With all its tyad Of sorrow,
Need not prevent the nIiss
That lies I'm wait tomorrow.
The Washington herald., 1914-09-11

California is now successfully growing
high-quality figs.
The Washington herald., 1914-09-11

Tomorrow - LIRcOln'a campaIEn
Meth ods.
Copyright, lgII.l
The Washington herald., 1914-09-11

Mrs. John W. Timmons has returned
to her apartment at the Netherlands after
an extended stay in New York whiIs
her husband. Commander TimmOns, I.
s. N. was stationed at that port
The Washington herald., 1914-09-11

1t will soon be time for the Spugs to begin mobiI-
zing.
The Washington herald., 1914-09-11

The wedding Of Miss Grace Ely. daugh-
ter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Cheever NewhaI
Ely. and Lieut.. David f. Cain. L. s. A.
Third Field Artillery, will take place On
Saturday. September 26. at jamestown.
r. I. Owing TO illness in Lieut.. Gains
family only relatives and a few friends
will be present
The Washington herald., 1914-09-11

Mr.. and Mrs l. u. Starke, Of Nor
folk. Va. and Mr.. II. NOrcross White
after motoring TO Baltimore to attend
the National star SpanEled Banner cen-
tCnnial. arrived in Washington for a
brief stay IN route home While here
they are guests at Hotel Powhatan
The Washington herald., 1914-09-11

And what has become of Gen. Kuropatkin?
The Washington herald., 1914-09-11

Rear Admiral Gheen and his daugh-
ters are passing a few days en- routs
from the Berkshires to Atlantic City,
where they will pass several weeks be-
fore reopening their home on New Hamp-
shire avenue.
The Washington herald., 1914-09-11

Mrs. Daniel W Herriott. has issued in
vitatibns for the wedding of her daughter.
Ruth Elizabeth, to Mr.. Clair Wesley
Fairbank Of New York, on Thursday
evening. september Il. The ceremony will
take place at the residence Of the brides
sister. Mrs. z. Clyde Shade, of Tacoma
Park