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The Washington herald., 1916-01-22
The President Should Appoint.

If the sentiment of those members OF Congress
who have school legislation for the District OF
Columbia in charge has been correctly ascertained
they will prepare measure that will permit the
Board ofsEducation to retain its present control
over the schools but which will take from the
Supreme Court of the District the authority to
appoint the members of the board and give it
either to the District Commissioners the Presi-
dent of the United States. 1t seems entirely safe
to assume that the Recommendation of the Com
missioners that absolute control of the public
schools be placed in their hands will be rejected.
The unanimous protest of the citizens of Washing
ton against the proposed impairment jeopardiza-
tion of their interests appears to have won a
complete victory.
In determining whether to give the appointive
power to the District Commissioners or the Pres
ident members Of the District Committee may be
depended upon to make their choice with the same
care and deliberation that they devoted to the
other and more important questions involved
While it might be hastily concluded that there
could be difference between the status and
efficiency of a board of education appointed by
the Commissioners and one appointed by the Pres
ident provided the authority at present vested in
the board is retained, little reflection will sug-
gest difference that is worthy of the considera-
tion of Congress If the members of the board
are appointed by the Commissioners they might
very naturally be expected to defer and to yield
at least measure of their authority and independ
ence as administrative body to the power to
which they owe their appointment. On occasions,
even though rare, such Difference to the Commits
sioners might not serve the best interests of the
CARDS the present SYSTEM under which the board
owes the Commissioners consideration, such
an ideal one that he plans to recommend it to his
own town. On the other hand il the President
appoints the board even if he does so after con-
sultation with the Commissioners and by their
advice, the members entertain sense of OBJ
legation to the Commissioners. No doubt this
consideration had its influence when the power to
appoint the board taken from the Commits
sioners and given to the Supreme Court the ad-
mrabe results of which have never been question
in their recommendations aimed to disrupt the en-
tire educational system, though they have been
unable to convince any of a single desirable
object which they professed to have in view.
If the House Committee gives the careful con-
sidcration to the question of the appointve power
that the people of Washington have reason to
it will decide in favor of the President.
The Washington herald., 1916-01-22
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mouth. Frenchmsn's Bay is also under
consideration.
The location OF submarine bases will
be decided in the development OF sys-
TEN OF subms rine coast defense. When
submarines will be used in covering the
be arranged in two lines. The outer or
first line will be composed OF the most
modern and speediest submarines The
second line will consist Of the older un-
derses craft.
The organization OF the submarine
coast fotillas is based on the reports
that have been received from the Eu-
ropean war on the operation Of subms-
rines. 1t has been learned that subma-
rines to be kept up TO the highest state
OF efficiency must spend about one-third
of the time at their bases. This is
necessary to tune them up and keep
their delicate mechanism in repair. Thu
crews also must spend about one-third
OF their time ashore to keep in condition
for the rigors of the undersea service
II is estimated that 1t will require
about 1000 to equip a submarine base
with the necessary plant for repairs. In
developing submarine bases the small
navy yards will be used by the depart
ment.
Army officers who reported at the War
Department yesterday were Col Charles
y. O'Connor. retired: Capt. T. W. Gifin,
and Lieut. ]. w. Riley, Third Field Ar
tillery.
The Washington herald., 1916-01-22

test 1t by the processes of debate. or
for any Of the slow deliberations
which make sound policy.
They met to act without debate
They sat only for a day or two; got
no real acquaintance with each others
principles or motives: acted hastily
and under excitement.
What was of more consequence still
they were chosen by the management
and nomination of unknown men. the
self-constituted party oyerseers of the
several localities from which they
came; men whom native shrewdness,
or watchful. time-serving sagacity
had made masters of the arts of nom
ination and election: small office hold
ers. busy takers. the editors Of rural
newspapers. the ruling spirits of local
Here was a wholesale decentraIiza-
ton of politics.
Opinion began to be made by a sort
Of incalculable plebiscite. Party lead
ers found themselves. not giving sux-
gestions, but taking them from the
general drift.
Congress presently showed itself
apt rather TO register the impressions
which came to IL. II hardly knew how,
from the innumerable minor politicians
of its dominant party than to. originate
measures and policies of it's own.
Party action yielded, too. to new
forces of disintegration: for this new
machinery of initiative facilitated d.
vision. as well as organization. II old
parties could be ruled by conventions.
new parties could be created by them.
1t presently became a familiar lhiuS
! to learn of the existence OF new
party by learning OF the assembling
of a new convention which had put
forth a new platform. and nominated
new candidate for the presidency
Every year set for a presidential
election was now apt to yield some
| such significant symptom of shifting
/ opinion, to show some new party
formed or some recent party grown
strong and aggressive.
At any time the agitation of new
questions or the alteration of old
might produce a familiar fruitage of
conventions.
Men of independent initiative might
at almost any time of excitement get
their separate following. improvise
their separate organization. and con-
fuse the field OF action by the intro
| duction of what claimed and tried to
be q new party.
| Monday, A Popular Democrat
The Washington herald., 1916-01-22

The political intimacy between Con-
gress and the Executive having been
lost. Congress lost also its Initiative
inN choosing the nominal leader of tae
nation.
That privilege passed to men such
as those who had so shrewdly and so
successfully set the currents of optn-
ion running for General Jackson; pri-
vate managers who knew how 20 use
the machinery of newspaper comment
or busy personal correspondence, and
of local organization to make opinion
and control elections
The process of change was a little
obscured while General Jackson was
President
No man had ever dominated the poll
tics OF the country with a more COM
plete or unmistakable mastery.
Congress did hts bidding as willing
ly and as promptly as IT had done the
bidding of Washington or Jefferson.
Few men stopped then to note the
fact that he purposed nothing con-
structive, that his work was negative.
reactionary, directed towards the
"simplification" of the government
and the tearing down of what the Fed
eralists had built up.
Neither did II appear at once what
1t meant that the President was maxi
action of Congress. the real instru-
ment OF his power
He gave office to men who kept the
discipline of parties at the elections.
to local political managers. to the edi-
tors OF serviceable newspapers, to
those who watched and sought to gov
ern the movements of popular opin-
ion.
When he was gone IT began to ap-
pear what the whole change was
which had been brought to pass.
1t had become the habit of all par
ties alike to make their nominations
for office in organized party conven-
tions, and to look to the makeup of
the conventions through the local
managers who expected to profit by
their success.
The convention which nominated a
President formulated also the program,
of its party. Its declarations of prin-
cipie bound the President whom 1t
nominated. not only; they bound also
the representatives Of the party In
Congress-.
And yet the convention was not
elected for any kind of responsible
service. Its members were not men
picked out to frame legislation and
The Washington herald., 1916-01-22

Said John Sharp Williams in his brilliant ad
dress to the Senate on Thursday: although /
am not great admirer of the former President
of the United States, Mr.. Roosevelt, and never
have been in political sense, though his relations
and mine personally have always been pleasant.
he has said thing that !, at least think to be
true, that any comparison between what the United
States owes to her citizenship in connection with
the sacrifice of life and what she owes to her cit-
zenship in connection with the sacrifice of prop
erty is comparison between resenting murder
and resenting petty larceny. That utterance of
Roosevelt is worth sinking into all your minds,
and let it sink. 1t is true" When Senator Hoke
Smith find fitting answer to that, he may be
able to make some progress in his efforts to sup
ply Germany with all the cotton she can use in
her munitions factories and increase the price to
point where hardship will be imposed on the
America consumer.
The Washington herald., 1916-01-22

The case of the German spy, who calmly gave
his New York jailers the slip and is now visiting
the offices OF daily newspapers, offering to con-
tribute to their columns, is not calculated to in
spire confidence in the methods of the agents of
the law in dealing with the conspirators and dyna-
miters infesting this country. Not only do the
United States authorities fail to capture any of
these offenders through their efforts, but
when spy is delivered into their custody they
can't even hold him.
The Washington herald., 1916-01-22
ARMY ORDERS.

ii st Lieut. AIl;sal a. De1ns. jr., Coast ArtiIis-y
Corrs. Is relieved frrm further trestne1 at tn
Waiter Reed Hospital. ID. C.. aud will join his
station st Fcrt Greble. u. I.
Flist Lieut.. Allison r. Dears, s.. & 'ast A.
u'lery CorIs. is relieved from assignment to tbs
l0th 4Ccmrany and viii IrOceed to Fort
irseorsnt, Cal. fof sssigrmebt to a compsny.
First Lieut.. Burt W. PhiEi 5. FCuueeuih ~
fan;ry. viii raks one visit prior 10 May 2. 81.
frcm I1iisnsoolis. Ird.. t. Coluabrs, ohi,:
Ypsllalti. Mich. and Chicago Ill.,. for ths puo~e
OF instrrctrQ tie Signal Corp. urganizstiunz q
the Organized Militia at those places.
First Lieut.. irsin L. Hunsaker. Eleventh Csyslry.
The Washington herald., 1916-01-22

The Citizens Northwest Suburban Association
made a mistake in incorporating in its resolutions
the public school controversy an exaggerated
figure of speech susceptible of two interpretations
The climax OF hysterical phenomena is reached,
however, in the language of Chairman Ben John
sons letter returning the resolutions to the assoc-
alton with rebukc.
The Washington herald., 1916-01-22

Representative Cary wants to impose a tax of
$500 year on persons who sell near beer" in
Washington. 1t is not apparent whether the bill
he has introduced would encourage the dispensing
of the real thing, promote temperance, or serve
as revenue producer, but as a general PROPOSE
ton very few persons will care what is done to
those who sell near beer.
The Washington herald., 1916-01-22

Employees of the United States government are
said to have aided Capt. Papen, who had a
large force of dynamiters in his employ in this
country. If the government could only find out
their names they might possibly be in danger of
being deprived of their annual vacations
The Washington herald., 1916-01-22

New York court has decided that half of all
that wife saves of her husbands earnings belong
to the husband. No has figured out yet
whether the decision will result in husbands giving
their wives a larger share of their wages or in
wives spending more of what they get.
The Washington herald., 1916-01-22
Pan-American Policy.

dents pan-American policy than that offered by
Mr. Caideron. the Minister from Bolivia, "a great
doctrine WHICH excludes no man, threatens no
yearning Tor freedom, for peace, for justice and
Tor amity. Has. the true spirit of Americanism
ever been described in noblcr Ianguage2-New
The Washington herald., 1916-01-22

A New York woman who is suing her husband,
bridge whist expert for separation told the court
that he won $4,000 in one night while he was
teaching the game at Newport, R. l. 1t is not
likely that he was in any great hurry to complete
his pupils education.
The Washington herald., 1916-01-22

AT least the administration is spared the hu-
initiation that it would have felt if score of
cowboys and rsnchmen had actually accomplished
the feat of capturing Villa and his followers with
out assistance from the army.
The Washington herald., 1916-01-22
Unpreparedness.

The chairman Of the Military Committee of
Congress opposes the Presidents army plan. The
Naval Committee is not favorable to his navy plan
Mr. Wilson's preparedness program suffers from
an apparent lack of prepare edness,-New York
Evening Post
The Washington herald., 1916-01-22

New York reports the cotton market weak and
lower. Senator Hoke Smith is convincing talker.
The Washington herald., 1916-01-22

The GOSSIPER.
Gossip would quite harmless be
If the stories that we tell
Were of virtues that we see
In the folks that round US dwell;
II the news we spread were of
All the good things that we hear,
Things of kindness, and of love,
Things of helpfulness and cheer.
If gossip / must be
That's the kind Pm sure for me.
(Oopstght lStk)
The Washington herald., 1916-01-22

Bologna sausage and beer cause children to be-
come bow-legged, according to the South Side
Child Welfare Association, of Pittsburgh Possibly,
then, cure for knock-knees has been discovered.
The Washington herald., 1916-01-22

An Oregon pastor has accepted an. offer to 60
the vaudeville stage at salary of $3.50 week
Billy Sunday makes lot more at it.
The Washington herald., 1916-01-22

Villas come and get me" and Carranza's per-
mission to anybody to kill capture him were no
doubt responsible for the report that the trick
had been turned
The Washington herald., 1916-01-22
The Price of Peace.

From the current number of the Independent
we reproduce in its original form the following:
The Washington herald., 1916-01-22
THE PARTY CONVENTION.

Published BY
The Mcclure Syndicate.
by q Brother
for by
The Washington herald., 1916-01-22
The Soul Of Music.
ny JOHN d. BARRY.

The other night ! went to hear young girl
play the piano. Great things were expected Of
her. Distinguished authorities had predicted that
she would become world-renowned. Several music
lovers present. all eager to hear the prodigy
When the girl entered, she showed at once that she
was quite unspoiled. In her manner there was a
delightful youthfulness and simplicity.
At the suggestion of her father, she walked di-
rectly to the piano and began to play. Like light
ming those long giriish fingers flew over the keys
1t was startling to hear the difficult Scherzo of
Chopin, interpreted with the breadth and the power
of man. At the close we all burst into applause
We realized that we were witnessing remarkable
exhibition
The Washington herald., 1916-01-22
A Line o Cheer Each Day o the Year.
By JOHN KENDRIcK BANGS

First printing of original poem written daily
for The Washington Herald.
The Washington herald., 1916-01-22

Mis-. Dorothy Gray Brook was hostess
at an informal bridge party yesterday
afternoon in compliment 70 Mira Borstio
Armstrong. OF Hartford, Conn, formerly
Miss Marjorie Edison. The other guests
were Miss Dorothy Aesns. Miss Dorothy
Taylor, Miss Frances Emnrer, Hi,s
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The Washington herald., 1916-01-22

The establishment of one and possibly
two submarine bases on the New Ens-
land coast is being planned by the Navy
Department For this purpose Congress
will be asked 10 appropriate $500. 900
The location has not been finally deter
mined on, but In all probability if there
The Washington herald., 1916-01-22

As that young girl develops into the great artist
that she is destined to be- it is quite likely that
she will become comparatively Indifferent to tech
nque. In her work it will take its properly sub
ordinate place. 1t will be- not in control, but at
her service like second nature. 1t is not possible
that she will then find herself caring less for the
pyrotechnical pieces, and going back to the more
simple works that have succeeded in reaching the
heart of the people?
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Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-08-04
YOUNG PLAYERS ARE =.
COMING TO FRONT IN
POLO. MANY PRACTISE

Members of the Hawaii Polo and
Racing Club will hold practise at the
Kapiolani polo field on Saturday af-
ternocn. There are a number of the
members who have recently taken up
polo, and it will be these players who
will be depended upon to carry on
the laurels in the future. It is ex-
pected that there will be large num-
Der out for PRACTISE.
Among the Younger members who
have taken up polo are Francis
Brown, George Ahlborn, Carl Henoch,
Guy sMsefarlane and Charles Lucas.
In addition to these will be number
who are anxiols to learn the malet
game. Lucas has shown a big. i'm
lproyement over his play, and is GER
tain to be listed in the future players,
having already PASSED beyond the pre-
liminary stage. The others, while
not having the experience, are show
ing a keen interest, and their ath-
.let;c tendency is toward this game.
On Tuesday afternoon there will be
a match between the Visitors a&d the
Oahu team, this being a practise
match, but inasmuch as the last prac-
tise match was a real contest, a large
gallery is expected.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-08-04
Three COMP AMY
SQUADS DIVIDE
HONORS At MEET
Second Company Takes Meet;
Third and First Company
Teams Win at Ruger
Especial Star. Bulletin Correspondence {


FORT RUGER, Aug. 3.--The athlet-
ic field at Fort Ruger. was the scene
of many exciting events Thursday.
The forenoon was featured by many
close and exciting. races of all de-
scriptions and the afternoon by two
baseball games, the last of which was
the stellar event Of the day, the Sd
Company winning by the close score
of 8 to /, after hard battle for nine
innings. ..s4s..s J. =
The zs Company has the honor OF
winning the meet" as their number
of points totaled 80, against the 81
scored by the Sd Company. and 10 by
the 1st Company. The meet was
grand success for the winners and q
few of the individuals who acted as
Judges. Had impartial decisions been
given and the provisions of Cir 80,
w. D., 1908, under which the meet
was to be held, been strictly adhered
to the result would have been much
different. Pvt, Jones, Sd Company,
was disqualified In the military relay
race when he lost his hat on the To-
yard line. There is nothing In the
w. d. order about this, the main point
being to deliver the message across
the line in the shortest possible time. "
Again, in the scrub race when the
LIST and I'd Companies were tied the
number of points in this event, which
was 8, was divided, giving each COM
pany 4. This is strictly against reg
ulations, as in case of tie the event
is to be run over. This decision made
it impossible for either the LIST or Sd
Companies to win, while any other
decision would have given all an equal
chance
The result OF the meet was as fol-
lows:
Tent pitching. won by Sd Company.
Time, 4 minutes.
Potato race-First, Pvt. Wright, Sd
Company, min. 18 Sec; second, Sgt.
Miller, 1st Company, 1 min. % Sec;
third, Pvt. Tilley, 1st Company, min.
"a sec. ~.
Gallery practise First, Sgt Moody,
I'd Company, score As; second, Sgt.
Heron, 1st Company, score 43. 10y
Equipment race-First, Cpl. Ashley,
I'd Company, / min. 90 sec.;; second,
Cpl. Baxter, Sd Company, L min. "a
Sec; third. Cpl. Wauluskus, I'd Com
pany. 1 min. 80 sec. r..
Baseball relay, won by I'd Company,
time, min. SO sec. s."@., -. - .-.-st.
Military relay race, won by I'd Com
pany. time I min. Sc is sec.
Scrub race, tie between LIST and, I'd
companies; time Is sec. ~, y. ..
Tug of war. won by Sd Company.
Baseball game, 1st Company s, I'd
Company /; Sd Company 3; 1st Com
pany 1. -
First Game. 49,. - '..'. ~
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-08-04
FULLER, CUNHA, KRUGER AND Lane
Will PERFORM FOR kids AT !. NJ.

an exhibition of the art of gymnasium
high diving without water.
An Want to Help.
It is never an easy matter to get
athletes to rehearse for an exhibition,
but when the boys OF the different
clubs were told that this entertain
ment was for the little boys and girls
the most of whom had never had an
opportunity to see anything outside
of scent picture show, and that no
charge was, to be made and every
thing FREE, why, they Just JUMPED at
the idea and each and every one Of
them Is working hard to make the en-.
tertainment the most successful ever
held at the ~. ~ ssrti ?. 2-.*.
Miss Alice Parker has been request
ed to assist In the music line and In
all probability Miss Parker. will en-
Hyen the program with several must
cal numbers. Gordon Ham, Louis Ca
macha and the Freitas boys Of Kali
muki, with Albert Naeole, oYung Che
ong and Isum Kun Him OF the Ret
ter Vacation school grounds will lead
the smaller boys In the mat work and
balancing and these little fellows will
III ttirn be we'll supported by the old
er and more experienced athletes.
After the exhibition in the gymna-
SUM, which viii take about an hour
ana quarter, the best boy swimmers
Of the different clubs will be equally
divided into two teams and an infor-
NAL game of water polo Will be play
ed. There viii also be relay races, a
50-yard and 120-yard race. After the
races the water polo and the relays,
then the dream of the small boys
heart will be the order OF the day,
diving for aDnles. and be they green
or ripe It's all the same to the future
Cunhas and4 Kahanamokus, but In this
case they are going to be nice, big
ripe ones. :. IL g. e 4: - = -.
Any outside OF those who have been
attending the Better Vacation play
ground who wish to attend this per-
torrance may do so by getting in
touch with either Mrs. Mary Moore
or Miss Elizabeth Spencer at the Kali
ulani play ground, and after the regu-
lar play ground children have been
arranged for then others will be cared
for fnd there will be accommodations
for 500. 49, - NJ H.. r.. f.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-08-04
DRAWINGS MADE
FOR tourney AT
KIi.AIMUM COURTS

Chinese tennis players win begin
the first round OF the Kaimuki tourna-
ment on Saturday afternoon at 2
O'Clock, playing Saturday and Sunday
of this week. The drawings were
made last evening. and enough star
players have entered to insure fast
tourney.
The. ladies' singles, mems doubles.
ladies' doubles and mixed doubles viii
begin later on and the drawings and
pairings will be announced later. The
Kaimuh courts are IN good shape fce:
match play. and > number Of hard
battles are expected before the finals
are reached. The following players
WI participate Saturday and Sunday:
Drawings Of Single.
Tom Ayoy vs.. Y. OWING Leong; NJ.
F. Chung. bye: Lin Young VI. c. A.
Wong; A. H. 1ong W. Towe Young;
p. c. Wong vs. Young Wah Hui; B.
Fl. Choy W.. Harry Ahong; Tim An
yong VS.. C. 8. Wo; c. X. Amcna W.
X. n. Louis; Tan 10 vs.. Y.9E. Tseu;
]. Y. T. Zane vs.. A. Akana: Ed Chung
vs.. X. Y. Ching; Kong Sing 10y vs..
Joseph Yapi Henry Zap, bye; K. T.
Ho VS.. C. B. Al.