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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-05
Serious Menace to Business.

Counsel for the defendants then wrote
the District attorney, the court is told
that not only would delay until Nav
8 prove a severe disappointment to
them, but that it would prove serious
menace to business and financial inter-
ests of the highest importance in Wash
ington; that they had what must be
regarded as authentic information that
the existence of the untried indictments
is liable to be assigned by the control
ler of the currency as a reason for re-
fusing to renew the charter of the
Riggs National Bank. In this letter
counsel for the defendants continue:
This matter of the approaching ex-
piration of the charter, you will recall.
was mentioned at our interview with
CONTINUED on Second Page.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-05
Suffer Heavy Casualties.

n yesterdays fighting the Germans
sustained heavy casualties. notwith-
standing the new formation of their
attacking parties.
At pm. after the ground had been
battered by several hundred tons of
pTojectiles. a thin line of rifiemen de-
bouched from Chauffeur wood. near
l'Ouaumon,. The Germans advanced by
short bounds toward the French
trenches. situated about 300 yards
south of the village. A second and a
third line followed at equal distances
with small supporting and attacking
columns in the rear. This formation
has been noticed during the last few
days. and is regarded by the French as
proof that the Germans have been sore
ly punished in their previous assaults
in serried ranks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-05
WEATHER.

Fair tonight Tomorrow partly
cloudy: little temperature change;
light westerly winds.
Temperature for twenty-four hours
ending pm: Highest. SO. at pm
today; lowest, IS. at 6 am. today.
Full report page IS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-05
Shelters Demolished.

The Chauffeur wood proved to be an
Insecure shelter. for the French artil-
lery. increasing its range, covered that
entire area. 1t demolished shelters and
piled up the German losses.
The action of yesterday is regarded
by military critics as of great siguifi
canoe. showing that the Germans, even
with their new formation, are unable
10 escape the furious responses of
French artillery: that the French DO
sitions. though they may be vulnerable
at certain local and exposed points.
cannot be shaken. and that the French
counter offensive is effective
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-05
Change Proves Ineffective.

But the change proved ineffective
The first line of rihemen advanced to
within fifty yards of the French
trenches and there had to drop to the
ground under heavy blasts of shrapnel
and sustained musketry. The second
and third lines attempted to advance
to the support of the first line. but
were stopped far in the rear by ma
chine gun fire.
The Germans in the first line were in
a very critical position. Shrapnel
worked havoc among them To charge
was out of the question, and as long
as they remained at the point to which
they had advanced they were exposed
to a decimating fire. The second and
third lines were little better off, for
they were within range of the French
three-inch guns. The entire attacking
force finally adopted the only move
concentrating under raking fire to
Chauffeur wood. They left half their
number on the field. At least three
regiments took part in the attack.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-05

Continued on Fourteenth Page
Evening star., 1916-11-13
Hold-Up Robberies.

Saturday night citizen was held I'D
in the street by two men with pistols
and robbed of $50 Last night two arm
ed men, perhaps the same, held up a
cigar store keeper and robbed him of
s6S. A close description of the robbers in
the second instance has been obtained.
II would not be hard to identity them,
and the victim of the first robbery he
lieves he could recognize his assai,ants.
If this pair are still working Washington
their capture should not be matter of
great difficulty with these personal de-
scriptions in possession of the police.
Washington is comparatively free
from highwaymanry, although it contin-
ually suffers somewhat from petty crime
Occasional instances of the sort lust
reported occur, however, to indicate that
the fOotpads do not regard Washington
altogether as a dangerous field of op-
erations. and it is essential that special
efforts be made by the police to round
up these criminals
The natural impulse when man is
confronted with deadly weapon is to
submit. One never knows whether the
gun is loaded or unloaded, or, if loaded
whether the robber would use it in case
Evening star., 1916-11-13
Mr.. Tinkham's Reelection.

The people of Washington are always
gratiied when members of Congress
who take helpful interest in the affairs
Of the District are returned to serve
new terms. They are especially pleased at
the reelection of Representative George
Holden Tinkham of the eleventh Mas
saehusetts district. Mr. Tinkham is now
in his first term, and has been assigned
to duty on the District committee of the
House. He has devoted himself with
earnestness to a study of the Districts
needs, and has been instrumental in Sc
curing helpful legislation. Last Tues
day he was reelected by plurality of
CPL, as against ] III two years ago. He
poiled the largest plurality east in that
district for any candidate this year
This increased hold upon the confidence
of the people of his district would seem
10 assure Mr.. Tinkham long service in
Congress if he cares to continue, and
the District of Columbia is pleased at
the prospect of having in service in the
House one who has been so construc-
lively and intelligently active in his
work for the welfare of the National
Capital.
Evening star., 1916-11-13
The Republican Factions.

Gentlemen, gentlemen, Calm your
selves, and moderate your language! !!
Remember. 1912. If since then there
had been less anger and recrimination
growing out of that years election re-
suit, and more thought OF the future,
there would have been les. difficulty this
year. Factionism could not have been
revived so easily and played SO disas-
trously against the Hughes ticket The
less said now, the soonest mendcd.
While Mr.. Wilson has been reelected,
republicans should consider that there
are still cakes and ale. The democratic
senators defeated were defeated by re-
pubiicans. The gains in the House rep
resent republican sentiment, and were
accomplished on the strength of the re-
publican national platform.
Two years hence the contest for the
House and a third of the Senate will
be between the two old parties. Smil.
ing and confident, they will come to the
scratch again. The record for the COM
ing two years will be the basis of &C.
tien. The republicans should watch
Evening star., 1916-11-13
Tinkham's Remarkable Vote.

From, the Boston Trnyel"r
Given to potential candidate for
mayor the vote received by George
Holden Tinkham. in the eleventh con-
gressiouaI district last Tuesday, can
not b.. ignored. Mr.. Tinkham as
candidate for reelection. had been as
sailed bitterly by certain republicans
i'm his district because of his attitude
toward important measures. In we"
of the returns, it is fairly evident that
MIR Tinkham, as we'll as some other
represeutatiTes in Congress east and
west. gauged the sentiments of their
constituencies better than did their
critics.
In the eleventh district Hughes led
Wilson bv 292 Mccall led Mansfield by
73l FITZGERALD led Lodge by 1,o:i9. and
Tinkham led Horgan by GIL Tink-
hams total vote exceeded Hughes by
. clo that of Mccall by 2.6S3, and it
.~ceeded that of Lodge by 5000. I hose
,ieures are not only interesting, but
,be, .rc Of irnuortance as showing the
rnniarkah BILE independence exercised by
the voters of the eleventh district.
In 1907 when the lat" George A. Hib-
hard was nominated and elected mayor
Of this city. the republican nomination
vas offered to Mr.. Tinkham and de-
cIined bv him When the next election
tales pIace Mr. Tinkham Will he ten
Years older. and it may be that "A
broadly non-partisan nomination would
seem of more value to him than re-
publican nomination did nine years ago.
Evening star., 1916-11-13
Wrapping Paper Economy.

One of the commonest things in daily
is torn off the package which it envelops
and is thrown away, wasted. So accus-
toned have the people of today become
to paper bags and wrappers that they
no longer consider them as items of
value. Yet in the aggregate the paper
bill of store is one of the heaviest
factors of expense. The customer, of
course, pays that bill, just as he pays
the rent and coal and light bills, the
clerks hire, the cost of goods and the
cost of delivery. 1t all goes in the
charge on the item that is sold over the
counter or sent home by wagon or mes
senger.
The greater part of the paper wrap
ping done in the stores today is need
less. Goods already boxed or covered
are carefully done up in paper before
being delivered. 1t looks neater thus,
and conceals the identity of the article.
Storekeepers and managers follow this
practice because customers demand or
expect it. 1t has become a custom of
trade to send out nothing that is un-
wrapped. The result is an enormous
waste of paper and boxes made of paper,
which, going into the bills and charges,
adds heavily to the cost of living.
An increasing percentage of goods
vended at retail come in cartons or con
tainers. Articles of food are thus pre-
pared as measure of cleanliness. Ar
ticles of wear are boxed or wrapped at
the factory as a matter of neatness and
facility of handling. At the stores these
goods could be delivered directly to the
consumers by hand or by delivery with
out wrapping, with no deterioration or
risk. Every ounce of paper used in
covering them represents an absolute
waste.
Most of the wrapping paper used in
this country is made of sulphate, a
form of wood stock treated with chemi-
Gals that in large measure comes from
abroad The war in Europe has curtail-
ed this stock and caused heavy in
crease in the price of kraft" as this
sort of paper is styled in the trade.
Consequently, the paper bills Of re
tailers have advanced heavily during the
past two years. and, as already stated
this advance has gone into the general
account and has been paid by the con
| sumer.
1t is to the interest of every individ-
ual who buys goods to demand econo-
mics at the stores, to ask that goods al
ready boxed be not wrapped, or that in
the wrapping cheaper grades of paper
be used. If everybody in Washington
would adopt this attitude and make il
known to the retailers from whom they
buy that they prefer their purchases to
be delivered with a view to economy
the total cost of buying in this city
would fall appreciably
Evening star., 1916-11-13

their steps, and keep step. All should
be forward looking men. "The past is
in the eternal past"
As for 1920, why talk about that now
1t is far too soon to pick candidate
or outline a platform for a situation
four years away. Think Of what may hap
pen in that time to influence that situa-
ton! Think of what did happen be-
tween 1912 and this year to give the
victory to Mr.. Wilson! When he en-
tered the White House there was no
threat or thought of an early European
war. But, as a bolt from the blue, the
war came, and saved him. Our phenome-
nal prosperity has grown out of that
struggle War prices for both our manu-
lures and our grain have prevailed; and
although Mr.. Wilson did not produce
them he got the benefit at the polls. 1t
is the way Of our political life. The
party in power stands for everything.
II profits from the good, or suffers from
the bad
Who may say, therefore, what may hap
pen before 1920 arrives! Something.
now unthought of, may change the whole
present aspect of things and calcula-
tions built on it. New leaders in both
of the old parties may appear. New
issues throwing all existing issues into
the shade may appear. The war is
still in progress, with the end not in
sight. Mexico is still in turmoil, with
peace probably remote. Things are on
the knees of the gods, and piled high
Never has it been more difficult to fore
east the future than now
Evening star., 1916-11-13
California.

In 40 man set forth
For California;.
He was a man of patriot worth
SO his. companions say,
And when election day drew near
His mustang he did mount;
He cast his vote with conscience cleal
And waited for the the count.
He voted for a man named Pierce,
A man he much admired;
Although the rivalry was fierce
His vote was not required.
While now there is no cause to note
The matter with regret,
He is suspicious that his vote
Has not been counted yet.
Oh, Pierce has come and gone the way
That great and small must tread.
That forty miner old and gray
In plaintive accents said:
I'm glad. ah, very glad indeed,
That ballot small of mine
Pierce and his party did not need
To hold the vote III line.
Evening star., 1916-11-13

of refusal or resistance. With single
thief the victim has chance If he de-
cides upon resistance, but with two
working together there is but small op-
portunity for effective defiance. Sub
mission is undoubtedly the better part
of valor. Yet it seriously strains the
citizens confidence in the efficiency of
the government when in city like
Washington men who do not take the
precaution even to mask themselves
commit hold-up robberies in well
lighted streets and in shops. The po-
lice are, however. at a disadvantage in
that the footpads always work with
knowledge of the movements of the
patrol. About the only sure way to
catch these craftsmen is through the
use of plain clothes men.
Evening star., 1916-11-13
The Evening Star Newspaper Company
llth st. and Pennsylvania Avenue.
The Tariff Commission.

-, The President is expected to name
soon the members Of the tariff commits
sion created by Congress at its recent
session. 1t is stated that he is seeking
men of the highest competency for the
work, and his reelection should favor
the success of his quest.
As is known, the appropriation for the
support of the tribunal runs for only a
year. This may be attributed to two
reasons: (D The lack of real feeling
in Congress in favor Of the commission,
and (2) the uncertainty of the result of
the approaching November polling.
Except for the Presidents eleventh
hour conversion. Congress would not
have acted favorably on the proposition.
1t was another exhibition of the Presi-
dents mastery of the congressional sit
uation. His party in that body followed
him rather than its own Judgment. 1t
had agreed with him at the time he was
contending that tariff commission was
not necessary in the preparation of
further tariff legislation; but when he
switched, it switched
But calculation was taken as to the
presidential campaign. A Hughes vie
tory, it was thought, bringing with it
a republican Congress, might give the
commissions work little if any value.
Hence the allowance for a year. If
Mr.. Wilson won the allowance could be
renewed for another year, or as long as
be might recommend.
As Mr.. Wilson has won, it is to be
supposed he will recommend sort of
permanency for the commission; and
this should make the places on it de-
sirable for men of good class. What
ever there may be for such body to
do should be well done, and even those
skeptical about the business should hope
to see it committed to those who have
given thought to the subject.
A thorough revision of the tariff does
not seem possible to the Sixty-6fth Con-
gress. The Senate is safely democratic;
and however the control of the House
may be finally decided, the division
there will be so close, makeshift results
on all important matters dealt with are
likely. Hence We shall probably see the
tariff in evidence again in the campaign
of 1918.
And we shall also probably see the
policy Of protection again urged with
undiminished force. The longer the Eu
ropean war lasts and the greater the eff
feet on the manufacturing and CONNER
cial interests of Europe. the more i'm
portant will our industries become in all
our calculations, both foreign and do
mestie, and the more pressing the ne
cessity of surrounding them with all
economic safeguards and encourage
meRts
Evening star., 1916-11-13
A Stipulation.

"There's only one thing I ask" said
the loser of freak election bet
"Whats that" inquired the winner.
'If you're going to stand by and see
that | eat all this molasses with tooth
pick, I want you to admit that you
won the bet and are insisting on its
payment. Don't you pretend that you
are my keeper
Evening star., 1916-11-13
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
Had Already Been Suggested.

"What you want is plain food" said
the physician.
II didn't have to come to you to learn
that" said Mr.. Growcher. Il know the
prices of table Injuries as well as any
body"
Evening star., 1916-11-13
Confidence!

From the Louisville Courier-Journal.
II is due to both candidates to say that
the confident looking photographs repub-
lished at the time Of the great uncer-
tainty were taken when each had re-
ceiyed his nomination.
Evening star., 1916-11-13

It has been demonstrated by W. j.
Bryan that an orators speeches may
exert a great deal of political influence.
even though not published at length in
the eastern press.
Evening star., 1916-11-13

Europe does not appear disposed to
end the war soon enough to make in
fernational trade conditions matter
Of immediate anxiety, except in a spirit
Of preparednesa
Evening star., 1916-11-13
Drawing a Distinction.

Oh, gamblers are but wicked elves
Whose manners need correction
But patriots may permit themselves
To bet on an election.
Evening star., 1916-11-13

Party platforms may now be forgot
ten as the United States Constitution
resumes its place as a subject Of expert
discussion.
Evening star., 1916-11-13

The general public has right to ex-
pect that contentious concerning the
Adamson law will be disposed of in
time to give "a Happy New Year" the
right of way.
Evening star., 1916-11-13

Food prices are said to be lower IN
Europe than in this country. 1t is evil
dent that prices may be regulated down.
ward as well as upward.
Evening star., 1916-11-13

Carranza has been expressing so many
wishes that have not been gratifed that
the only course open to him now ap-
pears to be to wait for Santa Claus.
Evening star., 1916-11-13

After observing Thanksgiving, mem
bers of Congress may prepare to take
up the slogan, "This is my busy day
Evening star., 1916-11-13

Figuring on a candidate for 1920 IS
not necessarily delayed until the offl-
cial count for 1916 is in.
Evening star., 1916-11-13

The bold bad man no longer figures
much i'll stories of the west. Karl
Graves threatens to introduce him into
diplomatic circles.
Evening star., 1916-11-13

Trainmen have been prompt in set
ting their signals with reference to the
eight hour legislation.
Evening star., 1916-11-13
Unlucky 13.

'sDo you consider thirteen at table
unlucky?"
at is if they're all hungry and the
turkey isn't unusually large"
Evening star., 1916-11-13
And on Figures.

From the Indianapolis News,
II was IA good chance to brush up on
your geography. anyhow.
Evening star., 1916-11-13
Makes Quick Recovery.

From the Baltimore Sun.
This is a great little country to recover
from excitsmo0k
Evening star., 1916-11-13

"a man has to be smart to git his own
way said Uncle Eben; "and even
smarter to know how to manage it
after he gifts it
Evening star., 1916-11-13

The demonstrations now consist strict
ly of ovations with never a heckle.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1916-04-13
A Judge Who Is Right.

Judge John c. Pollock, of the
United States District Court of
Kansas, knows what is law and
what are the rights of the taxpayers
of the state or nation. A man was
suing the Barber County Index for
heavy damages because it had re-
ported that he was called "a jury
fixer" in the county courts.
Judge Pollock, in charging the
jury, which soon brought in a YER
dict for the newspaper, said that if
the paper gave a substantially cor
rect account of the proceedings of
the court it was reporting it was
entirely within its rights. The allie
cation was made in an open court of
justice, as part of the proceedings,
and the taxpayers had a right to
know what was being done, the
judge said, because they had to pay
for the support of the courts and be
subject to their findings.
After the notorious decision of
the Florida supreme court that a
newspaper had no right to publish
any part of courts proceedings, it
is delightfully."- refreshing to find a
jurist who knows the constitution,
the law, and has good common
sense. There are not so many bad
judges, but those that are bad are
awfully bad, and they should be
rooted out of the service whenever
found. The Florida supreme court
ought to take a trip to the South
Sea Islands on a one-way ticket.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1916-04-13
A Man Who Doesn't Smile.

A man who doesn't smile, at least
once in while, is a good one to
keep away from, unless you are very
certain that he is the victim of some
facial affection that is responsible
for his sombre appearance.
Even people suffering from fatal
maladies, or hardships untold, can
smile under favorable conditions;
and all really great people. who have
remained great, have smiling faces.
The man who habitually refuses
to smile has a reason for it. He
must have an awfully mean opinion
of himself, and as he knows his own
personality better than you ever can
it is not for you to dispute his own
estimation Of himself.
If you can't smile, find out what
ails you, and correct it, even if it
requires surgical operation or a
good jolting up of what you are
pleased to call your head, but which
some people might be unkind enough
to call hitching post.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1916-04-13
FRENCH NAMES AMONG Beers
Form Important Part Of the South
African Union.

To the outside world the word
"Boer" means native, white, Dutch
speaking resident of South Africa.
To South Africans it means some
thing else-just what else the Jour
nal does not undertake to say with
certainty. Apparently the ''Boer
party" in local parlance, stands for
the country as against the towns, and
there are some indications that this
faction objects to the prominence of
descendants Of French Huguenots
in the South African Union, remarks
the Chicago Journal. The outcrop-
ping of French names in Boer HIS
tory is really remarkable. Joubert
and De Wet will come to every ones
mind. Cronje, Delarey and Viljoen
"a palpable derivative from Valjean)
are somewhat less celebrated but
still noticeable. At one time in the
South African war the only notable
Boer commander with a purely
Dutch or Flemish name was Botha.
1t is like the Irish in Chile. There
never was more than handful of
them, yet the country's chief battle
ship is still named the Almirante
O'Higgins, and the descendants of
"Patricio" Lynch are of the inner
circle of Chilean aristocracy. 1t is
not likely that factions based on
racial lines will become important
among the white population of South
Africa. Whites of all breeds are too
heavily outnumbered by the great
black population, not to speak of the
further menace of East Indian i'm
migration, to waste much energy
quarreling among themselves.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1916-04-13
EDITORIALS
BY THEODORE G. KITCHIN. EDITOR
New Government Needed.

Lambertville city needs a new
governing body. 1t needs a COM
mission, composed of men on a sal
airy, whose object it shall be to gov
ern the city according to its needs,
regardless of whether it benefit the
First Ward or the Second or the
Third, and regardless of whether the
benefits are asked by Republicans,
Democrats, Prohibitionists or So
cialists.
If anything more utterly absurd
can be imagined than a partisan or
ward-drawn council, we cannot
think of it, and that there should
be a deadlock over the filling of a
vacancy, either in council or an ex-
ecutive office, is worse than ridicu-
lous-it's criminal. The taxpayers
of Lambertville have rights superior
to any political party, to any office
holder, or to any clique, and they