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Not the Peoples Choice.

Whatever else they may show or fail to
show the Presidential preference primary in
Vermont and the election of delegates to the
Republican national convention in Pennsylvania
prove that there is nothing OF the heroic in
the political mood of the people of the East
az any rate. Col. Roosevelt must realize by
this time that there is irresistible popular de-
mand for him for President He is not to have
the nomination upon the terms he laid down
when he returned from Trinidad, because the
people, OF the East at least, have indicated
wherever they have expressed a choice that
they prefer another, or even several others, to
himself.
II he is nominated to oppose President Will
son for reelection it will be by a process alto
pethcr in conflict with the conditions which
Col. Roosevelt stipulated must prevail if he is
to make the If chosen he will not be
chosen by the people but as the result of in
timidation political strategy. His acceptance
of a nomination thus procured will compel him
Ito enter the campaign confcSsing to the people
whose votes he asks that his heroic pose of a
few weeks ago was for effect only that he
mercy struck attitude that he hoped would
appeal to them before the convention and that
lis high sounding prospectus was no more sin
ccre than this pledge soemnly, formally and
voluntarily given on the day Of his election in
1904:
On March !. next, | shall have served three
and OnC-halt wears, constituting my first term.
The wise custom which limits the President to
two terms regards the substance and not the
form, and under no circumstances will be a
candidate for or accept another nomination.
Voters, however, appear at last to be taking
tho Colonel, pledges more seriously than he
docs While in Penn,y ,ylvana-thc Roosevelt
stronghold in I9I2-thcy not called upon
Ito express preference for President, they
sent to Chicago uninstructcd delegates repre-
scntiug the Pcnrosc faction, rejecting the can
didatCN Of the Brumbaugh element who pre-
sumahly were favorable to Rooscvclt's candi-
Cacy. In Vermont there was fair test OF
strength between Hughes and Roosevelt, the
voters themselves placing their names upon
the ballots; and Justice Hughes won by nearly
two to one
Col Roosc,cIt's ycarning for popular &C.
,ain is not to be gratifcd; nowhere is it
in evidence beneath the foam. In fact it ap-
pears slowly 10 be developing that he would
be very weak opponent OF President Wilson
1T the polls. 1t only remains to be seen how
far he will pursue his attempt against the
Interests OF the Republican party to gain the
nomination. That he will permit his thwartcd
ambition to make a wreck OF his public career,
s.hich would be the result of his opposition to
the choice OF the Republican convention, no
ono will vet believe
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dear" confused the thinking even of
some men who had long been in contact
with public affairs: and those who could
not go quite the length Of the Green
backers' turned TO silver for relief
Gold was not abundant enough. they
said, TO serve as the sole basis Of the
country's expanding business. get the
farmers crops to market, or settle the
varied balances Of trade Silver was
both cheaper and more abundant The
obligations Of the United States had
been made payable "in coin: why must
they be paid in the dearest Of coins?
Why could they not be paid in the old
silver dollar Of 4I2iz grains. until 1913
the undIsDuted standard silver dollar Of
the national coinage?
1t was IN part the suggestion Of the
owners OF the silver mines Of CoIora DO
in Congress, but they alone could have
created no determining opinion in the
matter. The real force OF the sentiment
came from the uneasy cCOnUm.c condi-
tionS OF the country.
The farmers found themselves at the
mercy OF the railways Ia getting their
crops to market: prices had fallen:
money Was not easy 10 get as il mad
happened TO be when abundant issues OF
paper came pouring every month from
the governments treasur2 the gold
which Congress had sought 10 nae the
sole bass Of the country's business was
in the hands OF the great eastern hank
ers; the railways Ncre iu tho hands OF
the capitalists OF the last. whom the
bankers se ycd.
II the bankers set themselves acainst
every proposition to prov lde an irredccm-
able paper currency again 0r even a
fresh coinage Of silver. there Was the
more reason 10 believe that paper or
silver Was the only real peoples"
MONEY
The sentiment grow within Congress
and without ard concentrated itself upon
the question of silver coinage. Reason
had not established it and reason could
not check Or cIslodge IT,
II took hold upon Republicans and
Democrats alike. and within a year Of
Mr.. Hayes accession To the pres .dcncy
had won majorttlos in both houses which
were large enough 10 override the Prcsl-
dents veto.
Tomorrow The PreSidrpt and Con-
Eress At Odds.
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works. BAH Ne. oouneetiob Allen End in oon-
nand Eheu onfl1ni issi1ncd.
Lieut. g. Y BrUvn. O. I.orisiaHs. Ma, .. 1876.
as navigate.
Lieut.. ,. NJ. Psztins TO houm engineer odio-.
Atlantic torlodo hoHIla
lAcut, y. ~ saoloT, 10 hone aBd wait orylers
Bieut. e. e. Gin 70 Okiahoma
Lieut. X. L. Ghormisy. o. Neysda
Lieut.. A. y. Coo, 90 Naval Aczdafrr A-ra071ir
Mod. June s. 1916
Lieut. Junior sTadeI n =. Snow 20 Nsff1gsr
LieIt. uBmi0r gTadU ". Croshr 70 oHirs q
Naval Intelligence Nay Brr artmsut
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BY z. D. JOHNS.

The House Committee on Naval Al
fairs IL being hesIeged 10y tn friends OF
officers who were retired by the pluCklng
board This is due to tie provision In
the naval appropriation h'" " AiCh au-
thOrizes the President to reslor" Capt. r
J. NJ F0tts. Capt John u 'iInh"ns. Capt
Frank 4 Hin. capt. Arm~Iod Rust ard
Commodore Trn-t.}"k l. " Nced'r to
the active lis
The friends ur "A number uf other Of
fiCers who We're pluCkod insist that their
cases are AS mcrltorluus AS the five that
are included in the naval approximation
bill. 1t Is insisted that tn" committee
should give the other officers "a hcarinE
since il has assumed Tho, function of a
court OF appeals for n" UluCkinE board
Some Of the members of COZ TrCss argue
that the only fan policy for tn" COM
mittee to purSu" Is to provide for the
appointment Of q special commission n u
cannot find the time to review all of the
cases submitted 10 II.
Among the moro morirnI iOu> cases that
have been called TO ~" attention 0f the
committee arc those Of capt John NJ
EHicott who has been on active duty at
the Marc Island Navy Yard and 'apt
John NJ. Quinh1. who is now residin- at
Virginia Beach. Va
The work Of formula ting the naval aDDro-
priation bill will he completed today
when the whole committee votes on the
building Program. II Will he the china X
Of the longest and At times the StOTmiest
session Of the naval Cummittee. For over
four months th,. Naval Affairs Commit
tee has had the hill under consideration
and the records Of the hearing It has
conducted will make 2 small library
As has been previously stated ma
At least four hattie cruisers. The more
aggressive advocates Of larger nav, arc
confident that the committee will report
out two hattIeshiDs in addition to four
battle cruisers II this program should
he defeated in the committee the Rght for
II will be taken UP on the floor OF the
House and again i'm the Senate Commit
tee on Naval Affairs. II is believed that
the larger nav advocates will reroive
more support from the administration
en- the adcuuItc army forces did in
their fight for ,ho War College program.
The advocates Of large number ot
submarines are not so insistent as they
were at the beginning OF the session.
Official reports from the European war
indicate that the effectiveness or sub
marines has been somewhat overostinna
ed. 1t is generally recognized that sub
marines have won a place in WELL
balanced fleet but no one is now con-
tending that they will take the place of
hattleships. The hattleship is still the
backbone Of the feet, and the suhma
rine becomes one OF its most important
auXiliaries.
1t is believed that the committee will
report out twenty submarines. There will
be some contest over the type that is
to be authorized but twenty is about the
limit of the number that will be in the
bill.
Among the officers who visited the War
Department Yesterday were Brig. Gen.
Marion r. Maus, Maj. H. L. Leonard. A.
G., and Col NJ. r. Livermore.
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Big Field Guns in War.

The French army is now using
hOwitzers of the 37O-millimeter O46-inch)
type against the Germans for the first
time since the war began. according to
the War College division of the Gen
eral Staff Of the United States army.
six or eight having been recently COM
pleted ready to be sent into the field
recent memorandum Of the War Col
leSe division describes the new weapons
and those Fitted against it belonging To
the artillery OF tho Central Powers, with
some lessons drawn from the use Of big
The Washington herald., 1916-05-18

The equipment OF :h" Seventh Regiment
armor,. New York, where the national conven-
ton Of womcn'> clubs i to be held, will in
cIudc 100000 hairpins and an unlimited supply
OF powder puf>, needles, pins and smelling salts.
\ harmless assortment compared with the sup
plies that will have to BE- laid in il ever there
/, A national convention Of mems clubs.
The Washington herald., 1916-05-18

II the revelations that being made IN
New York regarding the CNtent to winch otc'al
AND supposedly legal telephone wire tapping mas
been carried on are true, it behoo1es the e'n-
..r. nj the Metropolis to weigh the words th'y
,,or,r into the transmittcr IS carefully though
rrr, were addressing an audience in hall
The Washington herald., 1916-05-18
ARMY ORDERS.

Cart. Alvin c vorE T,eut, -second Iuant1, -
attached to the slErsl Cous. and vl1 prorr'a rn
Coium'rs y Ma ard IrI.- n, tcleErsnh tn 10
r'~0andin= gruonl ~,-t'h,r prTar1uru- SO
tcmT0rar duty.
Lave Of sbsanos for sven ds,s i- granted ~c..ri
Lisnt Howard ElEer. Fourth Field ArlI-r.
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With Uncle Joe Cannon an active member
Of the House Of Representatives at &c. Chaunccy
NJ Depew, delegate to the Republican national
convention and taking a keen interest in public
affairs at 81, and Levi P. Morton, though in
rctircmcnt enjoying good health and finding
much to interest him in life at o., the suggestion
that Elhu Root full OF mental and physical
,igor at =, IS too old for the Presidency seems
rather far fetched
The Washington herald., 1916-05-18

"Tf [ cannot retain nv moral influence over
a man except by occasionally knocking him
down." says President Wilson; IF that is the
only basis on which he will respect me- then
for the sake Of his soul have got to oc-
casionally knock him down" Recalls the days
Of the Coloncls regime, when some OF his vis-
tor, used to approach the White House in
treDidatiOn
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What's the Matter With Penrose7

Rumors that Mr.. Penrose, Of Pennsylvania,
the justly celebrated political purist and re-
former, is in secret alliance with Mr.. Roosevelt
cxcites no wonder as to the Coloners frame OF
mind but nearlv everybody wants TO know what
is the matter with Pcnrose.-New York World.
The Washington herald., 1916-05-18

Conyicts will become newsboy> and sell
copies Of the Ohio Pcnj.entiary News on the
streets OF Columbus, to advertise a ball game
between ncnitcntiary and Standard Oil teams,
for the benefit OF children's hospital The
warden says he has studied the men and knows
he is taking no chances in letting them out.
But has he ever studied rcwsboys2
The Washington herald., 1916-05-18

Al>tria-Hungary has sent note to the
neutral powers. protesting against the torpedo
irg Of vessel alleged to have carried Pass"n-
gers. but which the French claim was trans
Tort The note charactcrzcs the deed as de
rbcratc murdcr" and it would he interesting to
know whether Germany concurs in this indict-
mem hv her ally
The Washington herald., 1916-05-18
A HEALTHY RESOLVE.

I'll never turn my back upon
The wondrous glories OF the sun,
To waste my hours of daily light
On thoughts OF Doubt, and Fear, and Night;
And when night comes why even then
I'll think upon the again,
And let my soul be gay and glad
Because OF blessings | have had.
,C0lgrght. l7l6J
The Washington herald., 1916-05-18

The New York police captured an au'omo-
bile filled with armed men. 1t IS supposed t"'E
we're ON the way to the front to relieve man
who had been hoIGinC or to his bank roll too
long.
The Washington herald., 1916-05-18

Fashion DEGREES that this summer women
are to wear stockings % short that they Will
jus, meet their abbreviated >A'rts. At least
let 10, hope that this meeting place Is not to be
so changcabe as the waist line was few years
ago
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BREAKING OUT ON
FACE AND HANDS
Became Solid Eruption. Did Not
Dare to Wash Hands, Face
Was AwfuIIy Ois6gured,
HEALED BY CUTICURA
SOAP AND OINTMENT

When I was ~ al health my impure
blond caused my face 20 break out. and also
my hands The general appearance Of the
breaking out vas small blisters accompanied
by itching could not r,st day or uiEht
for a good while and tho scratching Of my
skin made the bHsters become a solid erur-
tion. I vas told Il was eczema and did
not darc to wash my hands or face for every
time l did IL, It seemed TO get worse. Ny
face was awfUlly diShgurod
1t lasted three months and used --
Salvc. and other remedies but they did not
amount TO much. ] was told TO use Cuu-
cura Soap and Ointment and I did so.
used them according 10 directions and now
l am completely healed lsigncd' Mis-.
EsteIls Cooke. S2S 9th Ave. Columbus,
Ga, July 30 1918.
Sample Each Free by Mail
With 32-p Skin Book on request. Ad-
dress postcard ''Cuticura, Dept. 7, BOs-
ton" Sold throughout the world
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"Whon | give a man Office, says Prcsl
dent Wilson, watch h'm carefully 10 sec
whether he j. ~ Cling or growing. he trouO'e
=, those Of the swelling kind arc very likely to
fool even a President at little distance
The Washington herald., 1916-05-18

President Wilson, having been responsible
for Mr. Marines election TO the Senate, IS now
to use his influence to g't him out ACCORDING
10 rcport And come to think OF 1t President
N;,,or +, i'm the White House today because
of similar proceeding on the part OF another
President.
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Sample Each Free by Mai

ENERNONE visiting WaEbinEtOR
wishes 20 take away something N =
remembrance OF the visit Co the Nu-
lions Capital, or ~ gift for friends
at home.
T. the aim of the National Re-
urembruuCc shop to supply such
things in SouVcnirx TINT shall have
SOME artistic merit.
NATIONAL REMEMBRANCE SHOP,
mt. Posters shop
18th Street ODD, Willard HotsL
The Washington herald., 1916-05-18

In hi, address to the National Press Club
President Wilson told Of the difficulty he ex-
pcricnccs in finding out hat the people want
him to do 81 am not here to do what |
please" he said, emphasizing his view that his
duty is merely to carry out the peoples will.
This would seem to be a sufficient answer to
those who have criticised the President as "a
leader who does not lead" The President ad-
mits it, and explains that he has different con-
ccpton OF what the duties of a President are.
The Washington herald., 1916-05-18
A Line o Cheer Each Day o the Year.
BY JOHN KENDRICK BANGS:

sIrEt printing Of an origna! poem written dalD
for zhs Washington Herald
The Washington herald., 1916-05-18

Nine dc Thebes, the French sccress, says the
crown prince OF Germany visited her incognito
shortly before the war and she predicted that
he would meet with defeat at Vcrdun. After
reading his hand she relates, 81 told him:
You will have heavy fail on the ground from
which you will rise dshgured for life He
thought | meant fall from horseback" 1t
would seem that he might have interpreted that
prophecy meaning almost anything except
the repulse Of the flower of the German army
at Eerdun.
The Washington herald., 1916-05-18

Ha i9 nFs u. s @ % hh
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OUQCOUNTRY-.sGa, -,
:wOUR PRESIDENT
AMs1azY Z6gNl9
|4sN00DR0KIKlLS0N
THE SILVER COINAGE QUESTION

Published by special arrangement Th the President through
The Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate
The Washington herald., 1916-05-18

Copyright, 1902, a BrothersD
Copyright Mcclure SyndicateD
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-04-30

american Film Company are located.
when Maxwell stock touring car
lcapcd chasm thirty three feet wide
and twcniy-Onc feet deep. II landed
safely on the other side with fourteen
feet 10 spare. the total distance OF the
hight being forty-scvcn feet Three
passengers We're carried on tho peril
GUS journey. Another remarkable
tribute to Maxwell sturdincss IL con-
,aiucd in the fact that none Of the
passengers were injured and the car
WAS unframed
temporary board incline to give 1t the
through the air. Albert Thompson.
ing the car. said IL had attained a
speed of nifty miles AN hour when il
lief, the incline built on the approach
side of the gulf.
large crowd was on hand to watch
the performance. and the majority Of
the onlookcrs predicted tho experiment
would end in disaster.
When the lying Maxwell shot Off
the Incline into the air. every ono held
his breath in AN agony Of suspense.
But their forebodincs were not JUST :
fed The car shot through the air,
upward and onward. describing a
graceful are and landing sUuarcly on
the roadbcd fourteen feet beyond tho
brink OF tho gorge.
The chasm had been created nv :,
wash out bridge over the Las Posas
Creek. on the Camarillo ranch. near
Camarllo. Cal.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-04-30
MORE RAILWAY EQUIPMENT
Ronds THAT Arc In the Mnrkc, for No.,
Nuppiics-tcti,ity All Along
The Lines

Nothing goes further TO show tho
improved industrial conditions in the
south IMAM the activities of the rail-
ways IN the purchasing OF now rolling
Stock- new rails for further improve
. r,ch'S ana new materials generally
The Southern RAILWAYS order nIared
win IN" Pullman Company, Chicago
covers forty-hNc passenger cars. thir-
tccn passenger aud baggage cars five
cinb cars. nineteen baggage and eX-
press cars and ten baggage and mail
cars The company is also reported
to have ordered six Mikado and eight
switching engines from the Baldwin
Locomotive Company. philadelphia
Tho Norfolk aud Western Railway
has ordered twenty Mallct type loco
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-04-30
THINKS OIL PRICES
HAVE REACHED LIMIT
thief Engineer Thomas. OF REQ Motor
Car Company, Gives Hts Views
OF Tlmci. Topic.

II can't sec tho reason for All this
excitement about Tho price Of caso.
ltnc.' writes Horace Il. Thomas chief
engineer OF tho Rec Motor Car com.
pany; nor can understand why soma
folk. who ought 20 know better take
tho matter so SERIOUSLY
OF course II Their. were the slight.
cst chance or '10-ccnt gasoline in the
near future. or even n chance that the
present prices would continue, it
would he different. I:ut amy ono with
cvcn the most superficial knowledge
OF conditions knows that is inpo.s-
bic
NO ono worries about the mice Of
aluminium. though that is now twice
Its normal price.
The price of stool is high. but no
body supposcs for u moment that those
l'iccs VIII obtain after the European
war is over.
War conditions and war prices is
the answer to The vnsotnc situation
as to tho others.
$50 far as New York is concerned
mat city is an exception to every
rule anyway. Al this time ii is i'm
possible to shin frcirh, into Now
York so mos, Of it is hauled from, far
distant points and tho rest is shippcd
IN ny cNDrcsE. That is the reason for
new forks 80 cents per gallon and
OF course it is FOR tho momcn, only.
We arc exporting tremendous ur,a,-
'ltics or gasoline to Europe In fact
since the Galician. roumarian aud Rus
sian fields are inactive, VIC arc sun
plying tho world with gasoline. as
wfi' as all other petroleum products
noticed the other day that twelve
mig tank steamers had cleared on the
same day. tho hi:Gcri day'r .:hiprncr,
ever niade-and every available tam,
snip liz In scrvic" The STANDARD OIL
company is rushint work on thirty of
the largest tank steamers ever bull,
why. just thing. Practically all
the cooking At til. front is done Will,
gasoline. Then there arc 10000 mo-
Tor trucks 10 be fod. as well AS myri
ads OF greedy aeroplancs Every an
'omobile IN Europc ia doing double
duty. and little attcr,ion can h. ia id
10 economy In th2t service Trcmau-
dous quantities ar. DESTROYED. too i'm
storage places By enemy aircraft and
shells
surely there's ample reason for tho
present shortage and for INC prcsen,
prices They arc war-iimc conditions
mat !. all Ana they wlli end win
INC war. In fact. wc arc a, tho rc,k
now prices VIII Z" no Higher and
may he expected Ia come down any
day "f
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-04-30
III FORD CAR DELIVERIES
MADE DURING APRIL
i<nrhicr Motor Company Sells md de-
nYcrS More Cars Ihnn Agents
In Inrrcr IliIcs.

General prosperity is reflected In the
statement given out by the .kanhlcr
Motor Company showing that IL Ford
cars wcrc delivered TO Richmond pur-
chAscrs during the month Of April II
- also noteworthy that tho Kach!cr
Motor Company has sold and delivered
more Ford cars than many branches
and agencies Of tho Ford Motor Com
Dany in cities much larger than Rich
mond.
Tho Arrl deliveries made by tn.
local Ford agents follow:
Euna bouts to--Td. Vaughn, National
oil Company. John l.. Radcliffe. !. f..
Fowler. ". r. Sydnor. Virginia Rail
way aud Power Company 60, A. L..
Franklin. Ryan. Smith Co. Julien Gum.
Noldc Bros. -. *. Miller. W. r. STAINS
bury & Bro, II. 6. Crcnshaw. Armour
& Co. George II. Wiley. Sittcrding, Car
neal 4 Davis. United states Tire co.
Touring ears to-Ciciiia NJ Ille w
+. Mallory. i. ". rtliyson. r. w. Jcn-
kins. w 7. t:ubank. Linwood Wcisiscr.
Thomas Pollard. W. T McGcorEe. j. NJ.
Timbcrlaic. II. NJ. Ashworth, y. j.
Gregory. w a Lippy. S. V. Bowen. G.;
+. Thompson. Gee Bros. II. \. Riddick.
Gouldrim & Miles. g. T. Tillcr. II. g.
Whi;churst, w. 6. King. c. r. Riddicll.
W a. PAGE. Dr.. Greer Baushnan +. w.
Linscomb ". II. Buckley. Mrs. V. A.
Edwards, Il. J. Slaughter. s A. Pom
frey. + :. Campbell. J. Il. Tucker. NJ.
y i:cains w. ~ Sims = q. Wri Int
Meyer Nalman. .. Is Asbury. T.. r.
Bradley. j. T.. Mitchell. .Iohn Tyler. r.
y. Pritchard, r. G. Ba!liss. T.. l. Pal
more, i. W. Thompson. G. r Jctcr. w.
w. La Trade. Thomas r. Howard John
y. Warren. T. \ IIulchcr. W. Thomas
Taylor. !. Il. Hughes. j. r. Parker. < T..
Pace. ~ y Eaincs W. T. Daniels.
julius Stcinkc. J. T.. stevens W. T..
Ellis, Richmond Nirriniau j. H. Moran.
Eva II Alphu. George T. Sncad. John
l.. Cartwright J. II. Noldc, j. w. Rowe.
g. w. Davis. r. n. Tallcy. W. Is D%vic
= Manfredini. w Thomas Taylor J. r.
Avis. J. y. Williams Jr. j. T. Bowman.
Il. * McHeNnoldS. NJ. H. Fiukc. W. II.
F"rd. j. T. Parrish II +. Mosclcy. T.
y bradshaw, W T.. Earret. j. l.. L.lc.
w. +. Gordon. On Ton, Powder 60.
conpclcts tor. Wiiiiam T. Porter
and Maurice FLOCK
Delivery trucks to-o L. Nunnally,
Coca cola R"ttling g" t3l. Jacob Kirsh.
George *. Horne. Charles lIaasc Sons.
u w. FERGUSON & Son. \, Eirhcl &
co. James -. iIoopc l.. ~ bradley. A.
~ Iii''iard ana CITY Electric rlant.