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The Washington herald., 1916-03-04
Two Sides to Street Car Dispute.

1t will be little short of a calamity that will
fall upon Washington if the street railway com.
panies and their employees fail amIca5lv to adius,
their dispute over wages and hours of work. Prac.
Itcally the entire force of government clerks are
dependent the street cars for transportation TO
and from their work. and the same is true of the
great majority of those in private employ in the
business section, in spite of the great number OF
automobiles in use here. This city for many years
has been provided with an expeditions and COM
Portable street service, even though complaints
are occasionally heard, principally due to the fact
that so large proportion of the city's population
have to be conveyed to and from their places of
employment within very few hours each day.
The very circumstance that so heavy demand
is made upon the companies facilities during a
short period in each twenty-four hours is an i'm
portant factor in the dispute between the men and
the companies. For about two hours in the morn
ing and two hours in the evening the services of
every available are required to cope with the
huge transportation problem. During the rest of
the time it is possible to substantially curtaiI the
number of employed Necessarily it is extremely
difficult to so arrange the hours of employment
that the men may have a reasonable number of
enabled to earn living wages. Such conditions are
not calculated to add to their content An hourly
wage Of % to IS cents, small as it is, becomes
even less attractive when the actual remunerative
service is distributed over twelve or fourteen hours
of the day.
That is problem for the companies to deal
with and it, after full discussion and deliberation
they should find it expedient and advisable to in
crease the wages of their employees, the companies
will have the right to expect the cooperation of
the public and the municipal authorities in putting
into effect whatever economies may be necessary
to meet the increased cost of operation
1t is proper to reflect that while every COM
modify necessary to daily existence, including
labor, has advanced in cost a Washingtonian NAV
still ride the street six times for a quarter
and he is carried to his destination speedily and
usually in comfort. The tendency everywhere for
several years past has been in the direction of
higher wages and shorter hours, and if the Wash
ington companies find it necessary to make new
concessions, it will scarcely be fair to place further
exactions upon them. The men are entitled to the
opportunity to earn living wages in a reasonable
number of hours, and the public is not without
share of responsibility in giving it to them
The Washington herald., 1916-03-04
Staging a World Farce.

For the sake of the reputation as statesmen of
those fourteen Senators who voted yesterday
against laying the Gore resolution the table, it
is to be hoped that the country will interpret
their action as a protest against such method of
Idisposng of a proposition made utterly ridiculous
by the amendment attached to it by its author.
They will be fortunate indeed if their constituents
and the people generally attribute to them de-
sire, rather to have the Senate by unanimous vote
reject an absurd legislative proposal and rebukc
an ill-conceived attempt to save the face of a
single member at the cost of making the nation
and its highest legislative body a laughing stock
for the world.
No such stupid farce in serious days has been
staged in the Senate within the memory of man.
1t was announced last night that President Will
son satisfied with the vote on the resolu-
ton, but that is not to be believed since if he
merely wanted expression by Congress against
specifying particular act on the part of Ger
many which it would regard as an act of war pre-
sumaby he could have had it at any time for the
asking For that is all the White House gets in
response to its earnest appeal for vote that would
show to Germany and Austria that this is not
divided nation, half on the side of its President and
half on the side of the Teutonic Emperors.
Any discussion Of the merits or even the purport
OF the Gore resolution warning Americans to keep
off the armed ships of begcrents with its amend
ment recognizing act Of war the killing Of
Americans who do take passage on such vessels, is
waste of time Laying it upon the table was the
mere ringing down Of the curtain upon a farce
after which it is difficult to see how the situation
in the Senate may be saved unless group Of the
strong men Of either party unite for the purpose
OF securing something like unanimous action upon
resolution sustaining, in words susceptible of no
two interpretations, the Presidents course in re-
fusing to recognize the right asserted by Germany
and Austria to sink without warning the ships of
enemy nations legally armed for defense in de-
finance of the rights OF Americans on the high
seas. Something of our dignity might thus be re-
stored though the opportunity for the full effect
abroad which the President deemed necessary is
gone. In Berlin and Vienna the impression must
be that in crisis he has been made sport of in the
Senate.
There is hope of course that the House will
act with greater fEmness and dignity but the days
mischief in the Senate cannot be undone The
government and the nation have been made
spectacle of for the benefit of its adversarics in
diplomacy
The Washington herald., 1916-03-04

THE nation. shaken by those four
never to be forgotten years Of aw-
full war. could not return to the
though: or to the life that had gone be-
foro them
An old age had passed away. q new
age had come in. with the sweep Of that
stupendous storm.
Everything was touched with the
change It had wrought
The national consciousness, disguised.
uncertain. latent until that day of sud
den rally and call to arms, had been
cried wide awake by the voices Of battle,
and acted like a passion now in the con-
duct OF affairs.
All things took their hue and subtle
transformation from It.; the motives OF
politics, the whole theory OF political sc-
tion, the character OF tho government,
the sentiment OF duty. the very ethics Of
private conduct were altered as no half
century Of slow peace could have altered
them.
The sheer cost, the unspeakable sacri-
fees OF the desperate struggle, made in
eftaceable record Of themselves in the
thoughts and purposes OF people and poll
ticians alike.
What had been spent to fight the night
out passed calculation. 1t had cost the
country more than seven hundred men
for every day OF all the four long years
OF campaign and battle; four hundred
killed or mortally wounded on the field,
the rest dead OF disease. exposure, acci-
dent. or the slow pains Of imprisonment
The federal government had spent
thirty -four hundred million dollars upon
the war-nearly two and a half millions
for every day 1t had lasted; and less than
eight hundred millions OF that vast sum
had come into its Golfers from the taxes.
More than twenty-six hundred millions
had been added to the national debt.
The Confederacy had piled up a debt,
upon its part. of nearly fourteen hun
dred millions, and had spent, besides.
no man could say how much; for the
scant yield Of the taxes had been sup
plemented by direct acquisitions on the
farmers for the food supplies of the ar
mics; States had undertaken. so far as
they could, to support their own volun-
teers in the field; private purses had
been opened TO pay for the equipment OF
sons and brothers sent to the front
The Washington herald., 1916-03-04

every public and every private source had
been drained.
In the North four men out OF every
nine OF the military population had been
enlisted for q service OF three years in
the field: in all 700 900 out of a militia ~
population Of 400, 900.
or these three hundred and sixty thous.
and had lost their lives; one hundred ana
ten thousand by the actual casualties OF
the field.
But the sacrifices of the South had
been greater yet-immeasurably greater.
The North had spent out Of its abund.
ance: the South had spent all that II had
and was stripped naked Of its resources.
While the war lasted II had been stripped
naked also Of its men Nine men out
OF every ten Of fighting age had gone
from those who enlisted for al least
three out Of the four years Of the strug.
gle. Before the war ended mere half
grown boys and men grown old were
included in the muster
The total military population Of the
South was but 1.065,OO0. Nine hun
dred thousand Of these she drew into
her armies for at least three years
OF service.
The lives of close upon three hun
dred thousand she gave as her sacri-
fee Of blood,-more than one-fourth
VI al 1T lOT the nelO- NlneIy-tOur
thousand lost their lives in actual
battle.
South Carolina lost one-fourth of
her military population by the casual
ties of the field
The armed hosts and power of the
North increased as the strength and
resources of the South diminished. In
1851 the South had had 5000 men in
the field. the North $4,000: in March,
1855, though their levies had risen at
the elimination of their effort but q
little more than q year before to
$4,000. the southern commanders had
onl ll6,000 men to surre1der TO armies
which aggregated $4,000 against them.
The muster Of federal forces in
creased even while the last scenes Of
war were being enacted and its tasks
drawn TO a close.
When the surrender Of the southern
armies came they had grown by more
than ten thousand, and there were
!. ooo,Sls men awaiting their hnaI dis
charge.
Monday The Social Order Draw
back.
The Washington herald., 1916-03-04

John NJ. Harlan of Illinois, a candidate for
delegate to the Republican National conventiop
is Roosevelt man. "Our need is instant" saws
his appeal to the voters at is upon us like an
nuarmed man. We must make ready. The agent
Is at hand-Theodore Roosevelt. Wake upl Put
on your strength Put Roosevelt back into the
White House. Stiffen your government Make it
dynamic 1t is flabby. Energize it. 1t dreams too
much. 1t acts not We want action. With Roose.
welt is action, wisdom and strength" Somebody
should recommend to Mr.. Harlan careful study
Of the present attitude OF Congress.
The Washington herald., 1916-03-04
ARMY ORDERS.

Maj. Munro McFralsnd. General Star. Will max,
the annual inspection Of the Morgan PIrk Academy.
named on January g
Capt. Tenaey Ross General Star, will make the
annual inspection Of the University Of Monts na
MSsoula, Mont, and the Montana Coese Of Az.
rcIlture and Mechanic Arts Bozrmsn Mont
Cart John J. Ringmsu. General STAT. will make
the annual inspeetion Of St Johns Collese, Wash
inEton. and GonzAgs Collssr washinrtnn
Leave for two months is granted Second IS.1t
Oscar A. EsstWad. Coast ARTILLERY CorlE
First Lieut.. William H. Rucksr. sixth Field Ar
lie will proved to jefferson Ba-rscss. Nc.
Maj Harold {. FEks, Corps q EaviD.s-T Will
proceed to Hot SPRING.. An, and rtpor, 70 he
nmaDdins ohncer. Army and Navy General Hos
ptsl for Treatment
The leave granted First Lieut. Franklin F. WING.
dental surgeon United States army Is extended I've
days.
FirSt Lieut. Joseph Q. King, sereotb csrl-v 4,
detailed professor Of military science and tarti,
at the University Of Missouri Columbia. No.
The Washington herald., 1916-03-04
ConstifutionalIy Prohibited.

A correspondent of the New York Sun urges
the nomination of Elihu Root and Theodore
Roosevelt for President and Vice President, re-
harmonizer under promises of being made Chief
Justice of the Supreme Court A very interesting
program, but New York State could have no vote
in seeking to put it into effect. See the twelfth
amendment OF the Constitution of the United
States But perhaps the Constitution doesn't
count when the Colonel and his friends are con-
Record
The Washington herald., 1916-03-04
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The Herald's Army and Navy Department
Latest and Most Complete News Service and Personnel Published
in Washington.

". P. Hepburn. Of Washington, D. c..
son Of Capt. Charles B. Hepburn. L )
A, retired, and grandson of former Rep
resentative w. p. Hepburn, Of Iowa, has
passed the examination for admission to
the Naval Academy Col Pete Hepburn
was during his twenty years in Congress
one of the most prominent members Of
the House and recognized as a powerful
debater of the old school
Cost of Radio stations.
The final cost Of the installation Of the
naval radio stations will be one-third
more than was originally estimated.
which is not surprising in view Of the
fact that at the time the figures were
presented to Congress very little was
known Of the cost Of equipment or the
expense OF installation. Contracts have
now been awarded for the radio eouip-
ment for the stations at San Diego.
Pearl Harbor and Csvite. The limit Of
total expense is now placed at 81, 800, 90
1t is believed to be still necessary to
make provision for the initial shore sta
tons, Notwithstanding the existence Of
these large high-power stations, because
last year il was found necessary TO es-
tablish another station in Alaska: that
is 1t may be found advisable to abandon
one or two stations and establish a new
station at another point and purchase
land, such as was the case in Alaska
In year or two this particular item.
amounting to $4,000, allotted for the pur-
chase Of land for sites for radio shore
stations, may be omitted. BY that time
1t is expected to have the high-power
stations in full operation, with the whole
chain, the coast and the hiEh-power sta
tons, so interiaced that It will be pos
sible to know exactly what is needed
in the way Of future installation.
The Washington herald., 1916-03-04
Money Rusting Away.

Germany new iron money was introduced no
doubt, mainly to save more valuable metal. But
German sentiment may possibly have found in it
also something Of the moral meaning of the
ancient Spartan iron currency. This consisted of
heavy pieces, SO clumsy that it was impossible to
carry more than a few of them, and therefore to
spend much at a time The later degeneracy of
Sparta was attributed by ancient authors to the
admission Of gold and silver money brought home
from Asia by Lysander, which became very popu-
lar although it is said to have been legally CAPT
tai otfense to possess it. No ancient iron money
has survived, rust having destroyed it all-London
Chronicle.
The Washington herald., 1916-03-04
NAVAL ORDERS.
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS

Arethuss, sailed for Guantanamo. Marrh >. RsIcs
arrived At AAyASuez. P. R.. March l: EaSie A.
rived at Norfolk. March ?: Glacier ssiled foT "a,
Diego. March /; Monterey, sailed for PK-s1r
Minda March ); Onion, arrived al LAnbsrt Point
March ?; Proteus, sailed for NAssSaa- MIrch .
Wilmington, sailed for Macao, M1rch 8
ORDERS TO OFFICERS.
lieut. J. T. @, stapssr. 70 Alabama as engineer
officer.
Lieut.. Junior grade, O. W. Mazruder. to CON
mAnd Perkins.
Ensign J. NJ Miller, to continue on leave Of .b
sence
Assistant Surgeon T S. Wilson. to Montrrev.
Assistant Surgeon A. E Beddoe, TO tempora1
duty Vermont
CABLE FROM CoNnIANDER-IN-CHIEF ASIA
TIC FLEET, DATED CAvTTE, P. l., MARCH >
Lieut. Commander Il X. CGse, 70 Brooklyn a,
feet engineer, Asiatic Feet
Lieut. ". F. Amsdsn, 70 Barry.
Lieut. S H. La Bounty, To Helena
The Washington herald., 1916-03-04
Mathematics in Gratitude.

The ant-tipping law of Iowa has been declared
unconstitutional and the recipients of the argesse
OF the Presidential party on the recent Western
tour can now with good conscience spend or in
vest the Wilson gratuities. The waitress who
won Mrs. Wilson's favor has just fifty times as
much reason to rejoice over the declared invaidtv
OF the law as the messenger who served the head
of the White House family. Even gratitude has
its mathematics.-New York Sun.
The Washington herald., 1916-03-04

Had Carmen Sylvia, otherwise the dowagcr
Queen Elizabeth Of Roumania, been born to the
throne instead of "far from the throne" as she
described it, had she been reared in palace in
stead of as a simple country girl would she have
written:
The fairest word earth that's heard.
On human lips the fairest word
Is mother
The Washington herald., 1916-03-04

Representative Longworth jokingly explained
his return to Congress with the statement that
the professional son-in-law curse had worn off
somewhat at the time OF his last campaign" Ieav-
ing it to his hearers to apply the old saying about
the true word and the jest
The Washington herald., 1916-03-04
purely personal

Arnold c. Otto. graduate OF the ceors.
Washington University Law school. rpen-
Der OF the District bar and former en-.
ploye Of the Interstate Commerce Com
mission, has opened an once for the gen
eral practice Of law at 1906 First National
Bank Building. Milwaukee. wis.
E. d. TiIiyer, assistant phys,e,st .,
sl,Soo in the Bureau Of Standards has
Harry c. schurecht laboratory assist
any IN the Bureau Of Standards, has been
promoted to sl.so a year.
Alfred NJ. Heinzelmann has been an
pointed laboratory assistant az S,Oo5
year In the Bureau Of Standards
Morris A. Paris has been Temporarily
appointed laboratory apprentice in tbt
Bureau OF Fisheries.
annie X. Campbell, special agent IN tb,
census Bureau, has been permitted Wis
out examination TO act as private sscre-
any TO the Director Of the Census, civil
ser'lce rules being waived.
Fred EhlinE, OF the Bureau Of Enrrsv.
ing and Printing, is taking part on III,
annual leave this week.
=, III - ADAMS, Of the Department
. T Eaoor. has returned to the city from
MtSs Pauline SchIotz. OF Roanoke Y.
mas been in Washington for seys-sI A.,
TrIsltlhg Mr.. and Mrs. John DonneIIy NJ
-, o'ilelIy Is a machinist in the Washing.
ton navy yard
NJ. Weistcin. proprietor n, ID, Wiz.
I1O'eL Ieit last night for his home =,
city. 'isl 70 this
Robert Macarthur James Botz lana,
H. O'Brien. G. c. johnson and 10
Anderson have been appointed scco-,-t
ants In the Public Utilities ComrnissjoD
E: J. RoEsn has been appoipt.d s,.Do.-
fapher In the ofice Of the Public UtiItiss
J. D. YoakIey has been reinstst.s &,
the classified service by Pr.si5spt
mhson without reference to the length
OF MS separation from that service.
Miss CapitoIla C. Allison, Of Wash.
ington, has been appointed stenoV-
rapher and typewriter in the Geo.
graphical Survey
Miss Rose !. Berg. OF this ci,v 8.
q
ming the position Of stenoFrapber
ana typewriter in the Bureau OF Edu-
c4uon at the Department OF the In
terror pending a permanent appoint
ment
William Z. Broderick has resigned
a assistant engineer in the Interior
Department
Henry S A. Black and B. Clvds
Jones are now assistant examiners in
the Patent Office.
George L. Moore has ben made sen
lor CLERK in the reclamation service
OF the Department Of the Interior
Dr. and Mrs r. B. TeusIer. Of Toxic
Japan. who are prominently identise5
with st Luke's Hospital in Jspsn arc
guests OF friends in Washington dur
ing their visit to the Capital TO he
entertained by President and NJ.
Wilson at the White House.
The Washington herald., 1916-03-04

Prof. Irving T. Fisher the Yale statistician est.
mates the value OF healthy normal baby at 500
IN the light OF ITS cost to a community and its
potential earning possibility And no doubt the
professor would be able to buy lot of infants who
eventually will go far ahead of his earning schedule
for less than $50 apiece, while countless number
who will never earn cent can't be bought at snv
price.
The Washington herald., 1916-03-04

One year from today Washington will witness
the Inauguration Of President, the Almighty per-
uniting. If yesterday had been the day, some
members OF Congress would make speech and
an organization or two would adopt resolutions
in favor OF postponing Inauguration Day to a
more proptious season.
The Washington herald., 1916-03-04
BREAKING OUT ON
FACE AND HANDS
Became Solid Eruption. Did Not
Dare to Wash Hands. Face
Was AwfuIJy Disfgured,
HEALED BY CUTICURA
SOAP AND OINTMENT

when was IN IN health my impure
blood caused my face 20 break out, and also
my hands. The general appearance Of thu
breaking out was small blisters accompanied
by itching. I could not rest day or night
for a good while and the scratching Of my
skin made the blisters become = solid erup-
ton. I was told Il was eczema and did
not dare 10 wash my hands or face for every
time / DID 10, Il seemed 70 get worse. Ny
face was svfully dishgured.
cit lasted three months and ! used -
sSlve, and other remedies but they did not
amount TO much. was told 70 use CUT
cura Soap and Ointment and did 70. I
used them according to directions and now
I am completely healed" (signed) MrS.
EstellS Cooke, SIS 9th Ave, Columbus,
Ga, July 30, 1915.
The Washington herald., 1916-03-04
No More Thrill In the Pole.

The. latest expedition to the North Pole, it is
announced, will try a new route But even this
tails to excite our interest. In such days as these
new route to the North Pole seems about as
stimulating as a ne wretipe for vanilla ice cream
Providence Journal
The Washington herald., 1916-03-04

The government efficiency bureau is credited
with having saved SII8,ooo last year. Before dis
putting these figures let's have the report of ex-
penses of the efficiency bureau to determine
whether the balance is worth making fuss about
The Washington herald., 1916-03-04

.Niter complaining of the amount of his gas
bill a resident of Peekskill, n. Y who was in
financial difficulties allowed enough gas to kill him
to escape into a room and then turned it off. Evil
IDENTIFY he began to practice economy too late in
life.
The Washington herald., 1916-03-04

Another organization has Withdrawn from the
Federation of Citizens Associations. 1t would
seem that mass meeting will soon be in order
for the purpose of discovering why the citizens
can't get along with themselves
The Washington herald., 1916-03-04
"PUSS IN BOOTS" TO WED.
Midget Three Feet Eleven Inch.
Tall Gets Marriage Ltcep,.

Bridgeport. Conn. March 2-FDeSt
Hommel. who is three feet eleven inches
IN height. took out a marriage license
mere tooaE 10 wed Violet Link. q member
with him OF Capt George n AUre-.s r.
atTicsl troupe, playing in PouEblxasnxi,
The captain is seven feet eight fncbe, in
height "
II was said tonight that the marriage
will take place on Saturday. RommeU
PLAYED Jack in Jack. the Giant XIII
er' to Capt Auger's Giant For the
past year he has been "Puss" in ..Puss-
.in-boOts'
The Washington herald., 1916-03-04

Some day I will meet you in heaven" wrote
an clipping husband to his wife thus putting her
in somewhat Of a quandary as to the advissbility
of accepting the engagement.
The Washington herald., 1916-03-04

The whole town of Toledo is on an onion diet
during the convention of the National Onion
Association. No telling what might happen if the
brewers and distillers should select Toledo as
their meeting place.
The Washington herald., 1916-03-04

Poisoned pen letters resulted in the suicide OF
a Wisconsin bride of six weeks. Centuries ago
Shakespeare set forth the difference between the
sneak thief and the anonymous letter writer.
The Washington herald., 1916-03-04
Morning Smiles.


What nonsense. Harry boy; how can
you say such things"
It's true. Mummy. tried Him with
a daisy. Sydney Bulletin.
Dad-No. ] won't have my daughter
tied to a stupid fool for life.
He-Then don't you think you'd bet
ter let me take her OF your hands -
Penn. State Froth
Did the burglars upset your house
much Terribly. When I entered and
saw everything upside down my FIRST
thought was that Jim had come home
unexpectedly and changed his clothes"
Detroit Free Press.
"Olathe has an Englishman who reads
the London papers faithfully. When It
began 10 thunder last Thursday after
noon he ducked into a Zeppelin proof
cellar and stayed there for twenty-four
hoTs."-Olathe Register.
willis-Then you don't think there is
any danger OF US New Workers ever be
ing prisoners OF a foreign foeg" ellis
Absolutely none. How could the enemy
get in? The trains don't run in the
winter. the roads are too muddy in the
fall, the streets are all torn up in the
spring, and IL they did get in during
the summer they'd ind everybodv
Rwsy.-Life.
The Washington herald., 1916-03-04

A contribution of $500 has been made to the
conscience fund of the New York State treasury,
the largest ever recorded. And doubt New
York will boast Of it instead Of keeping it quiet.