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The Washington herald., 1915-12-23
The Herald's Army and Navy Department
Latest Complete News Of Service and Personnel Published Washington

surgeons offer Chizgo-Capt. William VI. smart
Le,terman General Hospital. San Frsncsco-Capt:
John ". Hxnn4. Capt. LesrtD J. Owen and
Capt Frank W. Weed: Jenerson Barracks. Mo-
CAPT FIJI L. Pyies. Capt William A Wickline
and Capt. Charles Z Freeman; FUrt Banks
MssS.-Cap.- George b. Foster. jr-: Army Medical
Musum. washinstCn-Lieut Col. Champ- {. Nc
Cuiloch. ir.. and Maj. CaHou D. Buck; Army
and Navy General Hospital. Hot spinss. ARK
Capt. James D. Fife. CAPT. Robsrt NJ. Cutler and
Capt Edward N. welles. jr: Columbus Barracks
ohio-Lirut- Col Charles Wilcox. Capt Charles
T. Moce and CAPT Ferdinand schmitter: For
sam Houston. Tex Lieut. Col. Mdritts W Ire
land Maj. Raymond =. MetcaEe and CAPT. Calvin
D. COwles. IT,; San Juan. p. R-Msi. Basil II.
butcher; Fort Scr-vsn. GA-Maj- John A. M'IrN
tash: Fort Barrancas. Fla-Msj- Arthur ". Morsr;
FOrt Crook. Sehr.-Capt- Robert O. Loving
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Let the Citize MS Be Heard.

| Progress is being made in the direction of
ascertaining the sentiment of the citizens of
Washington regarding the recommendation OF the
District Commissioners that they be given abso-
lutte control of the public school system The
Mothers Congress, having investigated the SUBJ
/ iect, announces its disapproval and delegation
from the organization will appear before the COM
mittees of Congress to resist the proposed change
few other organizations have voted against the
Commissioners plan and the sehooi committee
of the Board of Trade is studying the ques-
ton. and will make early report So far the
various associations of citizens have not recorded
their, views on this important subject in which
almost their entire membership is directly inter-
ested. They should be heard from without un-
necessary delay, in order that Congress may be
frlv informed of the wishes of the people before
taking action.
If. as now appears to be the case, a large ma
oritv of the citizens object to the change, the de-
mand for which comes only from the three Com
missioners to whom the increased authority would
be eiven it is only reasonable to assume that Con-
press will refuse to approve it. The District Com
missioners do not represent the citizens and sell
dom do they concern themselves with what the
people want yet they the only officially recog-
r;zed mediums of communication between the
people and Congress which legislates for them
Members now serving on the House District Com
mittee have. however. frequently announced that
they would like to know the wishes OF the people
of Washington before advocating or opposing
laws affecting their welfare. Here, then, is the
opportunity to discover what influence the voice
of the people of the District of Columbia can COM
mand in Congress. The radical proposal to take
control of the public schools out of the aands of
board of education possessing the authority of
an administrative body and give it to the three
commis ssioners to be exercised by them through
their own appointees, whose every act is to be
subject to the Commissioner yes or no. is one
concerning which the citizens of Washington have
every right to speak. If they remain silent and
Congress does the thing they do not want done,
II viii not be difficult to place the blame.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-23

The Secretary Of War and Mrs.. 0arri-
son entertained at dinner last evening.
having a. their guests Mr.. Justice and
Mrs. Willis Van Devanter. Senator and
Mrs.. Hitchcock. Assistant Secretary OF
War and Mrs Breckinridse. Gen. and
Mr.. Crosisr. Gen. and MS. McComo.
Col and Mrs. Slocum. and Mr. and Mrs.
Charles HaInlin.
Mrs. LemIy, wife Of Capt H. r Lemly.
gave q dinner party last evening At their
residence in Mintwood place In honor
Of Gen. and Mrs. William H. Carter
The table was charmingly decorated
with Richmond roses. Invited to meet
Gen. and Mrs. Carter were the military
attache Of the Argentine Embassy. Col:
Raybaud and Nine. Raybaud, Gen. ana
Mrs. scriven, Mai. and Mrs. shipton, Col.
Baker. and MIRA Lemley's daughter, Mrs.
James Parker. wife of Capt. Parker.
Mr.. and Mrs.. George Y. Wheeler en-
tertained st dinner at the Chevy Chase
Club last evening. when their guests In
Guided Mr.. and Mrs. William A. Hill.
Commander and Mrs. sGalbrsith, Mrs.
Hampson, Mrs. Charles Wheeler. Capt
Fred Barker, and Mr.. Henry Davis.
Gen. and Mrs. william p. Hall gave
a dinner at the Chevy Chase Club last
evening, when Miss Jeanette Cowan was
the Ruest Of honor. The guests included
q number Of young people who are IN
town for Miss Cowan's debut this aftef-
noon.
Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell Harrison are
here from their place in Virginia and are
stopping q few days at the Willard
Miss Lillian Hendricks. Miss Catherine
Hurdette and Miss Ruth Lester were the
auests Of honor at dinner wnicn MISS
Lucy Hall gave last evening at the Cnevy
Chase Club. Poinsettias formed an at
tractive centerpiece for the table.
Mr. Josenh Humphrey has returned
from st. Luke's School in Pennsylvania
and is at the wyoming with his parents
Maj. Gen. and Mrs. c. r. Humphrey
who viii entertain for him at the dan
SAINT on Thursday. December %.
The marriage Of Miss Mercedes Koh-
ly and Mr. Francisco A Godoy took place
last evening at $50 o'clock at the Church
of the Angel. in Havana Cuba
The invitations were sent out Jointly
in the Spanish fashion by the parents
of the bride. Dr. and Nine Carlos 4.
Kohly. and Mr. and Mrs. Jose F. Godoy.
parents Of the bridegroom.
Mr.. Godoy and, his bride Will prob
ably come to Washington some time IN
January to visit his parents.
Commander and Mrs. Henry Wiley en-
tertained at a young peoples dinner OF
sixteen covers at the Chevy Chase Ciuo
last evening.
Mrs. Claude Swanson was the honor
guest at a luncheon which Mrs. Woods.
wife Of Past Assistant Surgeon Edgar
L. Woods. u. 8. N, gave yesterday.
lovely centerpiece of pink roses deco
rated the table. The other guests were
Mrs. W. w. Garbraith. Mrs victor
Kaufman. Mrs. Edwin 7. Poiock' MIS-
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The Guy With the Gun.

Say, who does the brunt O. the hghtin',
An who's mostly knocked on the head!
The genrals, the colonies, the majors?
Just tote up the wounded an dead!
An then, my son,
Hand over the bun
To the man with the rifle,
The guy with the gun.
I'm tired O. shoutin' an cheerin
For epaulet, sword, an cooked hat,
For heroes with titles an orders,
Field marshals o this an o that.
So now, old son,
I'm givin' the bun
To the chap at the feld-piece
The guy with the gun.
/ amt takin' none O. the glory
From subalterns buckin' the line,
From captains with men in the trenches
Who're sharin' shell, bullet, an mine;
But just for fun
Let's divvy the bun
With the cove at the loop-hole,
The guy with the gun.
There's mothers a-plenty a-weepin',
An sisters an daughters an wives,
An heartbreak DER lists o the missin',
An saddened an war-ruined lives
All said an done
He's many to one,
He's the right to fight honors,
The guy with the gun.
He's buried or burned where the shrapnel
An volleys brought death to the brave
An never a name or title
On mile-long, unknown, soldiers grave.
Beneath the sun,
By the Lord! there's none
Like the man with the musket,
The guy with the gun.
He hoofs it, he sleeps in a pup-tent;-
Damn little for pay and to eat
He's first in the charge an the battle
An always the last in retreat.
War lost or won,
Give laurel an bun
To the great common soldier,
The guy with the gun.
Three cheers for the chap with the rifle,
Who goes to meet death at the runl
God bless him, our brave soldier laddie;
Hurrah for the man an the gun!
An now, my son,
Hand over the bun
To the biggest war-hero,
The guy with the gunl
w. E. P. FRENCH. Captain. U. S. Army
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THE Democrats were at last . vert.
table party; Mr.. Clay's friends
Il were only part Of . party.
Not until 1884 did the grouped opposi-
ton Of which they formed the centre ac-
quire party name. or begin to arrange
the definite concerts Of party action
BY the summer Of 1854 they were COM
ing to be spoken Of very generally az
"Whigs." National Republicans: Anti
Aasons: men who thought--that South
Carolina had been too harshly dealt with.
70 the dstriment of constitutional state
rights; men who condemned Jackson Q
high-handed way in the matter Of the
deposits, the immolation Of Duane and
the subservisncy OF Taney"; all who
were startled to see how Of q sudden a
President had made himself as 1t were
the master of the government. drew
slowly together. and a great party was
created.
"Insensibly. when power came to IT.
and the heartsntng breath OF success, It
reproduced the principles and spirit of
the Federalists: their liberal way OF in
terpretinS the constitutional powers of
the government. their confident enter
prise In pus ing forward to new pro-
grammes Of action and putting the gov
ernment at the front Of the nation at ev-
cry step Of its progress. their belief in
constructive craftsmanship and the em-
cacy Of legislation in the development
and determination Of the country's life.
But for the present It was merely a
party Of opposition. set over against the
Democrats. who were In charge OF the
government and yet did nothing: did
nothing. apparently. upon principle.
General Jackson had in fact carried the
government back to the principles OF Mr..
Jefferson. as his friends had said that he
would: had squared its action with those
principles more perfectly a great deal
than Mr.. Jefferson himself had done.
His intense and aggressive activity in
affairs had obscured the fact while his
personal power lasted: but he had spent
his telling energy upon clearing the field
Of what his predecessors had construct
ed,-not upon making but upon setting
aside; and he left a party behind him
which had imbibed his spirit: which de-
sired no new era OF Federalistic policy:
which wished to see the field kept clear
OF unnecessary laws and fostered fnsti-
tutions. of great corporations created for
the use Of the gpvernment and favored
enterprises subsidized in the interest Of
q class: which desired to see authority
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Another Pathetic Fixure.

King Peter of Serbia, DID, inhrm and i'll, fleeing
before invaders and seeking asylum in Italy, is
one of the pathetic figures of the war. He man
aged to please his people principally by being
merely royal parsonage and never mixing in
whose advice he often sought married and went
to Russia; his oldest son. in whom he centered his
hopes, was compelled to leave Serbia, and the old
man afterward led lonesome life at the royal
palace in the sh3 3dow of the crime that made him
King. Even should Serbia survive as a kingdom
it is scarcely likely that he will return as its King
he will be more willing than ever to turn the
honor over to Alexander, his second son-New
York Sun.
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DECORATIONS.

Come hang your decorations now
Sweep all the frowns from off your brow;
Let merry smiles festoon your lips,
Bespangled with mirth-giving quips;
Fill up your heart with evergreen;
With wreathes of holly deck your mien;
And let your eyes a-twinkle glow
With hints of joys Of mistletoe-
Thus make your spirit glad and gay
To fit the joyous Christmas Day.
Copyright 1851
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What Wilson Has Done to 7. R.

What could be more deliciousIy absurd than
the statement of Detroit friend of the Colonel,
apparently authorized spokesman, that the
great man regards himself as unavailable as a
Presidential candidate because of the hard things
he has been compelled to say about Germany. And
for those things he holds President Wilson re-
sponsible." The gall of it! After going out of
his way to heap all sorts of abuse upon Germany
he coolly claims he must not be blamed for this,
but that the President is fault and must be held
for all such knocks. And still there
are people who talk of making this Oyster Bay
logothete President of the United tates,-Phila-
delphia Record
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sent by sss either sRsise - is paPt.
used, not to patronixe or foster, but only
to give the government the necessary
force and to administer Il with q wise
ana honest moderation, while all things
went their natural course. unpetted and
unhampered.
I, 1t faced q crisis with principles mega
tive and opposed to action. and yet faced
1t undaunted. advocating only . safe
withdrawal Of the government from the
field of danger.
Within two months after Mr.. Van
Buren's Inauguration General Jackson's
specie circular had done its work.
A sharp financial crisis racked the bust
ness Of the country from end to end, and
brought with 1t a panic stubborn and
hopeless. which seemed for months to-
gether as II 1t had come to stay.
II had been strain enough that the
itself to the preparations Of the Bank Of
the United States for the winding up Of
its business, and to the distribution Of
the surplus among the States.
There had been a rapid increase. BE-
sides. in the volume Of imports since
1892 and considerable sums Of specie hao
had to be sent out of the country to meet
the balances Of international trade.
The specie circular had come with cruel
OppOEtuucnebB DdhACIS oOIEowcED
alike had been reckless: credit was a..
ready out Of breath
When the great sums OF paper that
had gone west for the purchase of lands
from the government came suddenly
back by the hundreds OF thousands for
redemption there was instant collapse
and panic.
Most Of the banks had no specie and
were utterly unprepared to redeem their
notes; those that had specie could AFFORD
no relief.-had themselves too little to
take care of their own notes.
There was q universal suspension OF
specie payments. and credit was dead at
a stroke.
There had been signs enough Of what
was about to happen before the end
came. A feverish rise in prices had pre-
ccded it. The price Of flour. which had
been but five dollars in 1884. had shot up
to eleven dollars per barrel during those
first uneasy months of 1887: the price Of
corn had risen from fifty-three cents per
bushei to a dollar and fifteen cents; and
in February and March there had been
bread riots In New York
TSmorrows Specie PayAentD.
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Senator Norris, of Nebraska, says he will re-
introduce his bill providing that every person
compelled to stand in a street shall be given
a rebate ticket, three of which will entitle the
holder to free ride. Can any one figure out
what effect a large number OF economically in
clined persons waiting for crowded cars to come
along would have on the city's transportation sys
tenn?
The Washington herald., 1915-12-23

Coffee sold in the United States Java must
have been grown on the island of Java and
nowhere else, according to ruling of the Depart
ment of Agriculture. Still we hope they won't
prohibit us from getting Rhode Island tur-
keys from Maryland and Virginia for the next few
days.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-23

Helen Keller says the blind people of the
United States are receiving news from Europe
uncensored because the unable to read
with their fingers It's small privilege, probably
more imaginary than real, and that is not likely
to be denied the sightless ones.
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Envious Of Wilson's Enslish.

Prof. Basil Gildersleeve, the eminent student
of Greek, has been asked what Roosevelt meant
logothete. Prof Cildersleevc replies by giving the
derivation of the word logothete and adding: II
think Roosevelt was envious of the Presidents
English. 1t is by no means commonly known
word" Evidently not And not known at all by
the man who has attempted to use it.-Louisville
Courier Journal
The Washington herald., 1915-12-23

The intimation from German sources that the
allies were within ace of victory at the Darda-
nelles need not be taken seriously. Telling the
other fellow how near he came to winning when
you are quite sure he has failed is one of the
recognized operations of paper warfare.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-23

"Are audiphones fans?" is question which, ac-
cording to the New York Times, is troubling the
revenue department. They should see our assist
ant audiphone watching Walter Johnson pitch an
air-tight game.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-23

Washington men who have business in Balti-
more nowadays will probably make it Philadelphia
when they tell their wives.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-23

Capt Won Papen's farewell statement has a
frank and genuine sound that win make some per-
sons feel that they learn to like him if he
stays away from the United States long enough.
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A Line O Cheer Each Day o the Year.
By JOHN KENDRIcK BANGS.

First printing Of original poem. written oA0J
for The Washington Herald
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The ostriches once grew fifteen feet
In height is shown by remains found in
the island Of Madagascar.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-23

Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Waggaman will
go to Annapolis today TO spend the holi-
days with Mr.. Waggamans parents. Mr..
CONTINTED ON PAGE TEN
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CUP COUNTRY 81
::N0UR PRESIDENT
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A FINANCIAL PANIC.

PsbEshsJ BY special NTH the PeIdsss through
The EcClws Newstabsy Syndieoss
ccopeaSs fsk Si - is. Miur. .sp.psr sSScie..a
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Town as well as out-of-town guests Of
members may attend the sem-monthly
card party given by the ladies of the
Columbia Country Club at the clubhouse
in Chevy Chase. Md. at > o'clock. Mon
day afternoon December q
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CONTINUED on PAGE TEN
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The Riding and Hunt Club will give
music ride today at 4:30 o'clock
which will be followed by a tea at the
clubhouse and an exhibition play Of in
door golf. The golf course has been
very recently installed.
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Mr.. and Mrs. c. d. Sebsemar and Mrs
Magregor Framer. all Of Paris. are at
the Willard.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-23

Mr.. and Mrs. Mitchell Harrison arc
here from their place In Vfrg1nia ana are
.,onnjnr . few days at the Willard.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-09-15
ALASKA OLDTIMERS
 MEET IN VALDEZ.

A. R. McConahay, better known to his friends as Long shorty" is in Valdez for the first time, although he has been in Alaska for twenty nine years without having made a trip to the outside. He has resided in the Cook Inlet, country for twen- ty-three years, and previous to going to the westward he lived in Sitka, that being the most prominent town in Southeastern Alaska at the time.
 Since coming to Valdez MT. Nc Conahay has met several old friends of early days, Mark Tatdm being one of them. The two old-timers have been renewing friendships and prom ise to see more of each other in the coming years than during the period since they parted at Sitka more than twenty years ago.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-09-15

best chance to show what he can do. AS an army surgeon he issues orders that are obeyed, not advice that is needed or ignored as its recipients choose. His authority is supreme, and his will is enforced with military discipline.
 There are others still, and they are not all in the Balkans, either. but the old officers who sniff and sheer and call effeminate the precautions that keep soldiers well are fast dis appearing. Probably all the arrlies in the great war are making disease records, which whether as good as Germany's or not, are far better than those of other and not very remote days.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-09-15
TIDE TABLES FOR VALDEZ.

Predictions for high and low water are taken from the official tide tables prepared by the U. s. Coast and Geo. detic Survey. The time given for high and low water is Valdez time, and the figures immediately follow ing the time, indicate the height of the tide at Valdez. To find the depth of water, add the tabular height to the soundings given on the chart. unless a minus (-) sign is used be- fore the height, in which case sub- tract it.
 Wednesday, September 15, 1915. High, APO a. m., 9.1; 4:56 p. m., 12.2.
 Low, 9:39 a. m., 3.1; 11:y7 p. m.,
 Thursday, September 16, 1915. High, 5:4S a. m., 8.5; 5:07 p. m., 11.7.
 Low, .......; 1O:28 p. m., 3.9.
 Friday, September 17, 1915. High, TAO a. m., 8.5; 6:38 p. m., 11.4.
 Low, 12:51 a. m., 10; 11:5S a. m., 4.3.
 Saturday, September IS, 1915. High, 500 a. m., 9.1; S:1O p. m., 11.5.
 Low, 2:20 a. m., 0.8; 1858 p. m., Al.
 Sunday, September 19, 1915. High, 9:51 a. m., 9.9; 9:2l p. m., 11.8.
 Low, SPA a. m., CA; 3:20 p. m., 3.3.
 Monday, September 20, 1915: High, 10:32 a. m., 1o.7; 1O:1s p. "'i Low, 1s,A; s:1s a. m., o.1; AIS p. m. 2.3.
 Tuesday, September 21, 1915. High, 11.O7 a. m., 11.5; 11:O7 p. m., 12.3.
 Low, 4:53 a. m., O.O; 5:05 p. m., IA.
 Wednesday, September 22, 1915. High, 11:38 a. m., 12.0; ll:5O D.. m., 12.2..
 Low, 5:2S a. m., 0.2; 5:45 p. m., 0.6.
 Thursday, September 2s, 1915. High, ....; 12:08 p. m., 12.4. Low, 600 a. m., 0.4; 6:22 p. m.,
 Friday, September "A, 1915.
 High. 12:so a. m., 12.o; 12:se p. m., 12.6.
 Low, s:2s a. m., 0.s; 6:56 p. m., -0.2.
 Saturday, September 25, 1915. High, 1908 a. m., 11.6; 1902 p. m., 12.6.
 Low, s:55 a. m., IS; 7:30 p. m., -0.2.
 Sunday, September 20, 1915. High, 1:44 a. m., Ill; 1880 p. m., 12.4.
 Low, 7:21 a. m., 1.9; s:O4 p. m.. 0.0.
 Monday, September 27, 1915. High, 2:21 a. m., 10.4; 1:57 p. m., 12.1.
 Low, 7:49 a. m., 2.5: S:41 p. m., 0.4.
 Tuesday. September 2s, 1915.
 High, 3:01 a. m., 9.7; 2:29 p. m., 11.7.
 Low, s:17 a. m., s.1; s:22 p. m., 10.
 Wednesday, September 20, 1915. High, 3:47 a. m., 30: 3:O4 p. m., liz.
 Low, $50 a. m, 3.7: 10:12 p. m., 1.5.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-09-15
EDITORIAL OPTIMISM.

The Douglas Island News, in an ill-tempered editorial in recent is- sue, jumps on the United States sol diers with both feet, and winds up with the opinion that the United States soldier is the most useless ar ticle on the face of the earth. Our Brother of the Long Quill evidently arose in a bad humor that morning, or else he is evidently not we'll ac- quainted with our soldier boys. Were he in Valdez, now, instead of belching up his breakfast in so un- gentlemanly a manner, he would have nothing but praise for the rep resentatives of this grand Republic. Just what this city would do with out the army and signal corps boys would be hard to understand, as they are the life of our city socially and as pleasant and gentlemanly a bunch as it were ever our pleasure to meet. In all their long years of residence in Valdez there has never been word of complaint from our citizens in regard to our soldiery, and our solicitude is they may be taken away from us by wars alarums. Evidently the irritable editor saw a Douglas policeman, and mistook him for a sol dier.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-09-15
A RECORD TRULY REMARKABLE.

A striking feature of the statistics as to German war casualties up to June 1-statistics, by the way, of English compilation, and therefore not influenced by favorable prejudice -is that of deaths from disease among the Kaiser's soldiers. The number since the war started is com puted at 15,8O8.
 If accepted as approximately cor rect-and reasons for doubting it are not either abundant or strong the figures make a showing for Ger man efficiency which, considering the size of the German armies, and the hardships they have undergone, is more than magnificent. It is nothing less than amazing.
 Not many years ago 1t was taken for granted that in every war and in every army the deaths by disease would far outnumber those caused by bullet and steel. There is now, however, a new science of sanitation and hygiene, applicable in war as in peace. The various enteric diseases, which are those from which soldiers in the field formerly suffered most, now are, or at any rate can be, easily controlled or altogether banished.
 The conditions of military service, dangerous as they are to health for the negligent or unenlightened, also give the scientific sanitarian his very