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The Washington herald., 1916-02-04
A Dangerous Precedent.

Messrs. Ward and Cow control the news
stands on the subways and elevated lines of New
York City. Recently Messrs. Ward and Cow took
oftense on political and religious grounds to things
which had been published in the Masses so they
have cancelled their contract with the Masses and
have removed it from the news stands Their legal
right to do this is more than doubtful, and on
grounds of public policy it is dangerous prece-
dent. When private corporation which monopo-
llzeS one important avenue through (which news
is distributed sets up censorship it creates an
intolerable condition. If there is to be any cen
sorship, let it at least be public and official. A
business firm is of all censors the worst magin-
able. We hope the Masses will carry the case to
the courts, and that all publishers will support
them in the hght.-The New Republic
The Washington herald., 1916-02-04
Retirement Age Question.

In the L. Iuiri-. which have been made
by members of the House Military and
Naval Committees it is quite evident
that some attempt may be msde to
change the age of retirement, singe the
ages of g. years in the case of army Of
ficers and 81 years in the case OF naval
officers arc regarded as not rcpresentins
the end of a useful military naval ca
reer.
The Information has been obtained that
that retiring ages in the two services
were chosen arbitrarily in order to a.d
promotion as Wei as to bring younger
officers to positions of responsibility and
command than would be possible II there
were no age limit to active service. II
there is adopted promotion by selection
for the navy and Marine Corps. it Is
possible that the retiring age will be
advanced on the theory that officers who
are selected may he expected 10 remain
in active service and should be CORES
pondingly more useful beyond the age
of 62 years.
The new members have approached this
problem with something like coming
upon a startling find" TO the older
members OF course, 1t is more or less OF
familiar story. But the fact that some
of the army officers who have appeared
before the military committees and that
Secretary Daniels, when he was before
the Naval Committee last week. indi-
Gated the possibility Of prematurity OF
retirement Of certain officers, still in
their prime at c. and 81 years, may
lead to legislation on the subject.
So far as the navy and Marine Corps
are involved, that will come up In con-
nection with the new personnel .legisla-
ton, now In very remote prospect so
far as committee consideration Of Il is
concerned. In the case Of the army, al
most anything in the way Of change In
existing conditions may be made either
in committee or by amendment on thu
floor. and in some respects nothing would
be- more popular with some representa-
Uves and senators than q clause that
The Washington herald., 1916-02-04

The use OF gun silencers in the shooting Of
game Is forbidden IN some States, including New
Jersey and Vermont, because it is believed that it
glVes too great an advantage to poachers and to
those who are shooting out of season But the
chr'f OF the New York Detective Bureau is COM
planning that he can't get law passed that will
prevent the sale of silencers to those hunters
whose prey arc human beings
The Washington herald., 1916-02-04
Doings of Society

The Vice resident and Mrs. Marshall
were the guests Of honor at dinner
given last evening by Senator James ID.
Phelan The other guests were the Sec
retary Of Agriculture and Mrs. Houston
Senator and Mrs. Overman- OF North
Carolina: Senator and Mrs. Thomas, OF
Colorado: Senator and Mrs Shields. OF
Tennessee; Senator and Mrs. Hitchcock.
Of Nebraska; Surgesn General Rupert
Blue, Mr.. John Barrett, Miss Phelsn.
Miss Gladys Sullivan. Mr.. Charles w.
Fay. Miss Msude Fay, Of Munich: Mr..
Elston Pearce. Miss Alice Duvsl, Of New
York, and Miss JoIlire..
The Swedish Minister and Nine. Eken-
sren entertained at dinner last evening
in honor of the counsellor Of the State
Department and Mrs. Polk. There were
eighteen guests.
The Postmaster General and Mrs. Bur-
Lesson were the guests in whose honor
the Assistant Secretary of Agriculture
and Mrs. Vrooman entertained at dinner
last evening. There were sixteen guests.
and after the dinner. Miss Nancy Bar
bee, Of Kentucky. gave some charming
dialect stories.
Mrs John Crayke Simpson entertained
about twenty-five ladies at a bridge
party last evening In honor Of Miss Helen
Gross, OF Hartford, Conn, who is a guest
Of Mr.. and Mrs. r. NJ. Kaufman.
Mrs Joseph F. Rodgers is seriously i'll
in New York and has Cancelled all So
cisl engagements for the present. Mrs.
Rodgers daughter Mrs. Horace Wescott
is with her in New York
Mrs. Fred bennett and Mrs Charles
Bennett Smith. wife OF Representative
Smith. OF New York. received yesterday
afternoon at Mrs. Dennett's residence in
Q street. Mrs. l. r. Sherwood, wife Of
Representative Sherwood, OF Ohio: Mrs
William CuIlop and Mrs. Charles F.
Smith presided at the tea table.
Mrs Randolph d. Hopkins will be at
home Informally today and will be as
sisted by her house guest. Mrs. W. W.
Taylor. OF Lynchburs
Mrs John Temple Graves was hostess
at a beautifully appointed luncheon yes
terday in honor or Mrs. James NJ. Thom-
son. OF New Orleans. Pink carnations
and IiIacs formed the centerpiece. and
the guests invited to meet Mrs. Thomson
included Mrs. champ Clark, Mrs. James
n. Mann. Mrs Thomas r Dunn Miss
Lansing. Miss Katherine Lansing. Mrs.
Charles b. Howry. Mrs. T. De Witt Tai
mage. Mrs. William L. Marshall and Mrs.
Cothran. mUthcr OF the hostess.
Mrs J. Eakin Gsdsby entertained at 4
tea yesterday afternoon at her residence
in Y street in honor OF her house guests.
Col and Mrs +. r. Boothby. OF Port
land. Me
Assisting Mrs. Gsdsby were Mrs. A. 4.
Zane. Mrs. Edwin T. Pollock. Mrs. James
A ShIpton. Mrs. David Hall. Mrs. Philip
WalCott. Mrs. T NJ. Tyssowski. Mrs.
Harvey Tomb. Mrs. Loren Johnson. Mrs.
Louis Garthe. Miss Gadsby. Miss Mar
gheritta TiIlmsn. the Misses Mills. Miss
Dorothy Ieech. Miss Lillian Sutton and
Miss OlOisc Orme.
Mrs Erasmus Weaver. wife OF Brig
Gen. Weaver. 1. :. A. received in
formally YESTERDAY afternoon. Mrs. r. p.
The Washington herald., 1916-02-04

In 1915 Georgia led tho list in iIIegit-
innate enterprises with d total of sO2,
North Carolina came second Virginia
third. Alabama fourth and South Caro-
lima and Tennessee nearly tied for NTH.
The reader must be careful neither
to overestimate nor underestimate the
volume of this Illicit production. II
1882 stills were discovered and de-
stroyed. several times that number
must have been left in operation.
Against this We have at the end Of the
1915 fiscal year only 63j legally oper-
ated distilleries. But the moonshine
stills arc nearly all small, running in
capacity from ten to fifty gallons a
day. and seldom exceeding tho latter
figure. The compa rative insignifiCsnce
CONTINUED On FACE EIGHT
The Washington herald., 1916-02-04

Some idea OF what it is possible to accomnr;sb
in the prevention of waste by fire may be oh
tanned from the statement that during the wear
1915 there a decrease in fire losses in tho
United States of s52yooo,ooo compared with 1o1a
the total being sIs2.s36ooo. The movement for
checking losses from preventable fires NAV be said
to have barely started. 1t is not too much to ex.
pect that few years OF persistent effort would
have the effect OF cutting the present losses in
half.
The Washington herald., 1916-02-04

President Wilson is telling the people of the
West that the United States army is not even
large enough to police the Mexican border and a
patriot OF his own party in the House of Repre-
scntatives announces that "the attempt in certain
quarters to belttle present defense, and e,-
cite the alarm and apprehension of the uniformed
is positively vicious, and deserves the severest
rehension"
The Washington herald., 1916-02-04

Now New York is boasting that more vehicles
pass Fifth avenue and Forty-second street than
any other street crossing in the world Between
$50 and Ago o'clock in the afternoon of an ordi-
nary traffic day I,I4s vehicles were counted. The
record for London in an hour is said to be 600 IN
the Strand, and in Paris 600 along the Boul.v,rd
des Cspuchins. And in number of pedestr;,,s
killed and injured New York also leads tn. world
by big margin.
The Washington herald., 1916-02-04

Industrial plants are refusing employment to
men OF foreign birth who are not naturalized
Americans. We may next expect to hear that the
ban has been placed the peace-at-any- -pricers or
those who pledged not to enlist in armv or
navy under any circumstances
The Washington herald., 1916-02-04

There is probably significance in the decision
to bring back United States ambassador to COL
lect funds for President Wilson's campaign The
task is not difficult as really to demand the
services of a diplomat.
The Washington herald., 1916-02-04

1t takes man Of brains to understand those
diagrams and pictured comparisons which some
OF the newspapers publish for the purpose of con-
veying instant realization OF some important sta
tistica fact to untutored minds
The Washington herald., 1916-02-04

Washington man has appealed to the courts
to help him get rid OF two boarders, who refuse
to leave his home in spite OF repeated notice There
arc some cooks in this town who could render him
valuable assistance.
The Washington herald., 1916-02-04

They know in New York that it's leap year
all right The WOmens Municipal League OF that
city is campaigning for bill to provide a special
official to marry couples at the city hall.
The Washington herald., 1916-02-04

However If wealthy widows don't know the diff
ference between naturally polished Partisan and
a venccred Texan, what difference does it make :?
The Washington herald., 1916-02-04

The sob squad of the yeows had better speed
up. William Bayard Hale has written a story
about Sister Emma" that marks him as danger
Gus competitor.
The Washington herald., 1916-02-04

Villa is reported to be headed for the United
States with a lot of money. Let's hope he won't
be stopped till he comes across with it.
The Washington herald., 1916-02-04
TRAMP" the Writer Said.

The ST. Louis Globe Democrat thinks the way
to be happy would be to be tramp with an in
come of $1,000 year. A lot of honest Congress
men didn't think so, and voted for a raise OF sal
ary--Louisville Courier Journal
The Washington herald., 1916-02-04

Colombia may stand for the editing of our
apology in the pending treaty but the cutting down
of the bonus from S25,ooo,ooo to Sr5ooo,ooo is
serious.
The Washington herald., 1916-02-04

Who is this warlike person out West masquer
eding a, Woodrow Wilson and making speeches
The Washington herald., 1916-02-04

Representative Kahn says China is the only
friend the United States has; and China is long
way off and little feeble herself.
The Washington herald., 1916-02-04
WHY WAIT !?

Fen should your ship come in
She may not prove a staunch one.
DON'T WAIT if you would win,
But 60 forth now and LAUNCH ONE!
(Copynght, psJ
The Washington herald., 1916-02-04
The Herald's Army and Navy Department
Most News Service and Published WASHINGTON

would do violence to some psrI Of the
existing militsr! personnel situation
The Washington herald., 1916-02-04
A Line o Cheer Each Day o the Year.
By JOHN KENDRIcK BANGS.

First printing of original poem, written dali
for The Washington Herald.
The Washington herald., 1916-02-04

ENER NE visiting uashIssto,
wishes 10 take away seR~tktng ns = re-
membrnnce of the visit "a the NstIor,.
Capital, or ns y etft for frterSs st kom.
IL 4, the sim of the National Remew
brnnce >hop TO supply such thtsr. IN
souvenirs that shall have some artistic
merit.
NATIONAL REMEMBRANCE SHOP
CNr. Poster. sh~-l
18th street. OPP. willard Hotet.
The Washington herald., 1916-02-04
Prohibition Legislation
And the 'Moonshine" Stills

product and undoubtedly played a part
in the liquor decrease. But that saloon
closing also had its part Is shown by
the remarks of the commissioner him
self.
."rhis noticeable decrease in the re-
ceipts from distilled spirits and fer
mented liquors, in the main" he says,
can probably be attributed to the pro-
hibition laws. Alabama, Arkansas, Ari-
zons, Georgia. Kansas, Maine, Missis-
sippi, North Carolina. North Dakota,
Oklahoma, Tennessee and West Vir-
ginia are operating under prohibition
laws. and Colorado. Idaho. Iowa, Ore
Gon. South Carolina. Virginia and
Washington have passed prohibition
laws which will become effective in the
near future, and undoubtedly this has
had and Will continue to have an effect
upon internal revenue receipts"
Another page OF the report makes il
apparent why the commissioner ex-
poets the internal revenue receipts to
decline. This page deals with moon
shine whisky manufacture and its in
crease. The number of stills destroyed
in the fiscal year. 1915. was S.S23 The
number destroyed in the fiscal year,
1914. was 2.677. In 1885 the number
was only 245. THE business of the
moonshiner in whisky in the Southern
states. says the commissioner in dis
cussing this phase OF the situation,
from the number of Illicit distiIleries
reported seized during the nscaI year
ending June 80, 1915. appears TO be in
creasing."
The Washington herald., 1916-02-04
"Moonshine" statistic..

Before the House Committee on Ap-
propriations at Washington the COM
missioner said in the same connection:
There is no question but that Illicit
stilling is increasing wherever there is
prohibition. ! do not mean to say that
prohibition is not a good thing, but
what ] mean to say is that whenever
you stop the sale of liquor in a State
then they commence Illicit stiIIing
North Carolina is dry State: South
Carolina is a 'semi-dry' State: Tennes-
see is. believe. now dry Virginia is
not now dry and West Virginia is
now dry. These are the States where
We fnd most of the Illicit distiIIeries. ''
Four-rfths OF the stills, according to
statement by the commissioner in
1914. are in snti-saloon territory. The
Illicit plants seized and destroyed have
The Washington herald., 1916-02-04

Mrs. Erasmus Weaver. wife OF BriE.
Gen Weave. l. s 4. received in
formally Yesterday afternoon Mrs r. p
The Washington herald., 1916-02-04

Mrs- samuel WsEgsmsn and tn.
~ " az gamsn entertained at a tee
Yesterday afternoon al their rcsidc,,r.
IN ThiTty-frst street Mrs. William
". "aggamsn and Mrs John Mckee
Waggsmsn presided at the tea tshI.
while Mrs. Harold Goodwin. Miss r.
sic Hoover. Mrs. John Smoot and Nis,
Josephine Alexander assisted in M,
dining-room
The Washington herald., 1916-02-04

Army officers who reported at the War
Department yesterday were Lieut. Col.
C. II. McKinistry, Corps Engrs.: Capt.
Stuart Hientzelman. Sixth cavalry; and
Second Lieut. Frank McCabe, Phil
Scouts; Capt. J. A. Marmon, Third In
fantry
The Washington herald., 1916-02-04

These facts cannot but be viewed as
testimonial to the effectiveness of
broadcast saloon closing in decreasing
the consumption OF liquors made and
distilled through the present legalized
agencies. Hard times continuing
throughout this fiscal year cut into the
consumption OF nearly every other
The Washington herald., 1916-02-04

Mrs George Sutherland WAS hos,,s,
u oriose party yesterday afternoon
TOT her house guest Mrs. Robert
SSmpoe,l. wife OF Lieut. Campbell. l.
5 A. stationed at Fort Tottsr NJ,
Nellie Sedgely presided at IN. tes
table
The Washington herald., 1916-02-04

CONTINUED on rAGE EIGHT
The Washington herald., 1916-02-04

Assistant Secretary of the Navy Frank
lin B. Roosevelt. who has been confined
TO his apartment for four or five days,
yesterday was compelled to cancel his
engagements for a number of speeches
in the South. His condition is not seri-
GUS but his physicians have advised him
to keep indoors until he has entirely re-
covered from his cold.
The Washington herald., 1916-02-04

The Swedish Minister and Mime. Eken'
Eren entertained at dinner last evening
In honor of the counsellor OF the ststs
Department and Mrs. Polk. There were
eighteen guests
The Washington herald., 1916-02-04

CONTINUED On FACE EIGHT
The Washington herald., 1916-02-04

Mrs r. Ward Denys and tho NfsS..
Denys were At home Yesterday afternoon
Mrs. ,. 4. ". Hopkins and NJ ~
Uterine Hitchcock presided at the tea
table There w0s musical prOsram
throughout the afternoon.
The Washington herald., 1916-02-04

Mrs Beverly Price Evans will receive
from TO o clock tOdsy at Wsrdmsr
ourt', South She will have With her
Mrs- John N. Evans Mrs Edward I.
SIoen' Mrs. Charles 4. Johnson Mrs
Rowland Marshall and Mrs P.t,on
Buchanan
The Washington herald., 1916-02-04

The Postmaster General and Mrs. Bur-
Lesson were the guests in whose honor
the Assistant Secretary of Agriculture
and Mrs. Vrooman entertained at dinner
last evening. There were sixteen guests,
and after the dinner. Miss Nancy Bar
bee, OF Kentucky. gave some charming
dialect stories
The Washington herald., 1916-02-04

MISE Eliza White has just arrived in
washington from Richmond. and during
her stay will be at the shoreh,n
The Washington herald., 1916-02-04

Mrs John X Shields was At hom,
yesterday afternoon. assited by Mrs
W iliiam p. Hall. Mrs. Finis Garrett. q,
tennessee: Mrs william {. Houston
OF tennessee: Miss Temple Miss Pocs
Cowsn
The Washington herald., 1916-02-04

Nj and Mrs RcHJs min Sornmers. of s.
Paul MINI. have arrived at the Capital
: Tor = visit and are making their head
quarters at the ShOrCham
The Washington herald., 1916-02-04

Miss Gladys Macksy-Smith. daughter
OF Mrs. Alexander Msckay Smith. has
selected March 4 as the date for her mar
rtsse 10 Mr.. William Bell Watkins. Of
Westtown, Pa. Miss Macksy- Smith and
her nance have been extensively enter
tained since the announcement OF their
engagement about six weeks ago. aud a
host OF luncheons and dinner parties will
be given I'm their honor before March 4
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A Paintsville, KY, Man Gets
Advice From Normal Man
To Take Tanlac. He's Well.

81 suffered from stomach trouble
for four years. / spent hundreds of
dollars for treatment and medicines
but got no real relief until l took
Tanlac, the new tonic, said Mr.. NJ
Cordell, of Paintsville, who lives on
Main street.
Il had to be very careful what |
ate, as everything seemed to give
me Indigestion"
''My father-in-law, VIM. Bays, a
prominent mill owner at Normal, Ky.
knew of my illness and advised me
to take Tanlac. Well, l took his adj
wise and am pleased to report that
it gave me complete relief.
Il am no longer troubled with my
stomach. / can eat any kind of food
without distress. My appetite is fine
and 1 sleep better. Feel good when
/ get up in the mornings"
~ consider Tanac a wonderful
remedy and believe it is the cause Of
my present good heath"
Mr.. Cordell believes in the old
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adage- that Everyone is useful in
this world who Iightens the bur-
dens Of another" that is why he is
prompted to give this statement
about Tanlac.. If by his advice even
one person is relieved of misery he
will have been repaid for his trouble.
Tanlac is tonic which aids diges-
ton, promotes healthy, refreshing
sleep and strengthens the nerves.
1t is purely vegetable and herein
lies one of its great virtues. 1t is re-
constructive-not destructive.
Tanlac is being especially intro
duced in Stanford at Penny's Drug
Store.
Tanlac may be obtained at the fol-
lowing nearby cities: Moreland, Alb
raham \Minks; Hustonville, Adams
Bros; Mckinney, True & Co.; Ellis
burg, Joseph McWiliams; Middle
burg, w. c. Bryant; Crab Orchard,
Lyme Bros; Brodhead, John Rob-
bins; Junction City, Reynolds & Ev-
ans; Lancaster, R. E. McRoberts;
Bee Lick, J. Reynolds & Son.
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CAPT CASEY ON THE BORDER
Danville Man Writes Interesting
Letter About Conditions.

Capt. H. L. Casey, of Danville,
who is in charge of the army remount
station at Fort Bliss, on the Mexican
border, has written an interesting
letter back to Gen. Roger d. Will
Jams, of Lexington, in which Capt.
Casey gives some interesting inside
information on conditions there. He
said:
II guess by this time you are in
the field getting ready to come to
the land of cactus and sand.
81 heard today your brigade
would come to Ell Paso district. Well
if you do. don't bring heavy clothing
or any good horses.
"lts better to get your mounts
here. They will be already accli-
mated, and will be able to stand this
climate and the POOR food that they
get.
at takes horse from our country
about sixty days to get in condition
for service, and lots of them die. So
take my advice and cont bring any
good horses.
Zone thing you will need is lot
shoes. This country is awful on
shoes.
1.-The shoes you take off in the
morning and put on one side of the
room by night will curl up and be on
the other side. We have to keep our
shoes doped with harness soap to
keep them soft.
'This country is hell on eyes. /
know that you know what a dust
storm is. Well we have one every
day and sometimes in the night.
1T was 104 in the shade today and
lao in the sun.
Some heat.
"You know we are only a few
miles from the place the man died,
went to hell and that night sent back
for his blanket.
Il have been studying the machine
gun. ! put in all my spare time with
the Twentieth Infantry machine-gun
company. l trust you will try to get
me a commission with my home
troops. / know there will be officers
who will not pass the examination
and some will not want to come in
the service.
1T will take a long time to get
Mexico settled.
ut will be no picnic on this
border.
You can't stick your head out on
the river front without someone TAX
ing shot at it.
I'VE are getting tired of it and
hope the ball will start SOON"
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DRIVE "IS LAST WORD
IN SCIENTIFIC WARFARE"

The British French offensive in
France, with its preceding lombard
ment, is described by the military
experts in that theater of operations,
as the ''last word in scientific war;
fare"
Here are some OF the things the
British and French did as prelimi-
nary to their drive thru the German
front, near tie Somme:
Built 5000 miles of railroads to
facilitate moving munitions and
troops and handling the wounded.
Put metal surface on all the turn
pixies.
Rebuilt or strengthened every
bridge and railroad.
Concentrated 100000 fighting
men, backed by 100000 auxiliary
workmen, doctors, bridges and rail-
road builders.
Filled the whole region with hid
den guns, new British guns, of the
largest caliber, many of them 15-inch
n1ortars, and manned these guns with
French artillery experts.
Installed over the region a new
phone system, With concrete poles,
augmented by network of tele-
graph wires and stations and field
hospitals
Buried ammunition everywhere,
together with medicines and food
supplies, so that, no matter, where
the troops moved, in an emergency,
they would have shells and food with
out the trouble and delay of ordinary
modes of transportation.
Concealed from the Germans the
massing of the allied troops back Of
the front.
Arranged the big guns in such a
way as to provide concentric fire
from many guns on small areas of
the German trenches.
In the preliminary bombardment
the British-French army fired 1000,
600 shells daily over a 90-mile front.