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The Washington herald., 1916-02-27
ARMY ORDERS.

No much Of paragraph q. Special Orders. No. Is
January 1t. felstes 70 Col GUY C.rlefnn
cavalry. acting inspector general is amended Il
read as tollovs. Col Guy Carleton acting in
spector general is relieved from duty as in.p~ctgr
Western Department and will proceed 10 Mani,
PhihpfiDe Islsnda
Leave Of absence for ten days to take eaect upo,
ms Arirsi in the United States. is granted Mai
Finest b. Gose. inspector general
Maj. Theodore Il. Hacker. Quarternas.r Co,s
Will proceed to LsnchburG Va on official bu.I
Leave Of shssnce for one month TO TAKE ,ssc
March 2. is granted Capt Georse NJ. Hopcr
Trenty-fourth Infantry
Leave Of sbsence for two months IN s,--a,-i
certificate of disability is granted second IT,,
Hllort r. Cook, Twenty seventh Infsntry
capt Fred Z. Buchsn Quarteqmaster C,rn,
ul"n arrival IN the United States. will p~uc-et
to st. Louis, Mo- and report for duty
art John 4. Berry. QusrteImaster Corn, Ate
nrNaI IN the United States and upon the expira
uon OF the leave q absence heretofore grsp,ed him
VIII proceed TO Fu-t woricu. Wash, and repI-
IN person 10 the commanding officer. Coast D-tsa.-
OF Puget Sound
50 mnch OF paragraph g Special Ord.rx M
~. January 3. az relates to First Lieut. Rodns
III. smith. Coast ARTILLERY Corps is amended ~ !,
10 relieve Lieut.. Smith from his Tres~pt ,-irn
ment. TO take effect at such time as will ,nsbI
MIN to sail for Manila. Philippine Islands o., m
transport scheduled to leave San Francisco Cal
On or Aoout Jub 5. instead Of MAY
me following promotions Of officers Of the carsh
arm are announced: Thomas r. Dur.n. I'm,
lieutenant colonel. Sixth Cavalry IN coIonsI ~
Ger y 1918. attached TO Ninth Cavalry; S.lsb n "
Iompkins. from major Fifth Caralry to Bsut,,,r
colonel. December .. 1915, assigned to serept
Cavalry.
The Washington herald., 1916-02-27
Morning Smiles.

I'D like to know when you worship
me. as you say"
81 suppose. dear. 1t is in my idol mo-
ments. "-Baltimore American.
Prosecutor Ito taIesman)-Do you OBJ
ject to capital punishment?
Talesman-Wal, no. Not il it amt too
5evere.-Harpers.
That fellow pictures the delights of
country life so wildly"
Yes"
That I am constrained TO conclude he
wants TO sell his place. Louisville
Courier-Journal.
so you've been fighting again, Didn't
you stop and spell your names, as / told
you?'
Yves; we did-but my names Alger-
non Perc!val. an hts is Jim"-Judge.
she-The lecturer said that woman is
drawer than a man.
He-What! Why, woman is afraid Of
a mouse.
She-Yes. and a man is afraid Of the
same womsn.-Boston Transcript
DO you think Miss oldgirl will ever
change her mind and marry?"
NO. II she nsrries 1t will be because
some man of her acquaintance changes
his mind. "-Rihmond Times-Dispatch.
Jimmie willis-what are you going to
be when you grow Up?
Tommy Gillis-An American bandit in
Mexico.
But amt that dangerous"
Nav. Neither side can shoot you for
fear of causing international complica-
tions."-Iife.
The Washington herald., 1916-02-27

Appalachian range. In which opinion a
number OF weil-known biologists concur.
Mr.. Hassan is spending his own money
In the investigation and has no stock for
sale. How much he has invested already
is not known, but estimates place It well
above $4,000, and IL is understood that
he is willing to spend four times that
amount II 1t Is necessary, to make the
test complete.
A native OF Turkey, Mr.. Hassan, who
has suite of offices in the Riggs Build
ing, Is a naturslized American. having
resided In this country a score OF years,
One of his sons is student in Columbia
University, while another has already
achieved distinction in his fathers pro-
fession. In appearance and manner he
represents the highest type of the well
poised, modern American business man
a slight accent indicating foreign origin
or at least familiarity with other tongues
A few minutes conversation with him
Is convincing of q profound knowledge
OF his professions of geology and engi-
neering. The fact that man OF Mr.
Hassan's knowledge and experience 1.
sufficiently impressed to devote his ener-
gies and invest his money on 80 large 9
scale In the. Great Falls explorations !,
accepted by many as justifying the ex'
pectation of important developments In
that region.
The Washington herald., 1916-02-27
Man Who Transformed Great
Falls Region Into Mining Camp

Biologists and mining engineers Of the
country generally are watching with
keenest interest the explorations on a
gigantic scale now being conducted on a
large tract OF land In Maryland In the
vicinity of the Great Falls of the Po-
tomac. The exploration is primarily for
gold. the quest of which has attracted in
dividuals and small companies, working
spasmodically on the surface and I'm a
small way for scores OF years
A few months ago. however, the pros
pect at Great Falls attracted the stten-
ton OF an eminent geologist and engi-
neer, Mr.. A. A. Hassan, a scientist OF
wide experience In this country, in Eu-
rope and in Africa, and as a result a
large force Of engineers and workmen
are busy In the Great Falls region. which
has been transformed into a great mining
camp. Under Mr.. Hassans direction a
thorough scientihc examination is being
made Of the formation hundreds Of feet
below the surface, and from a huge
shaft, that Ia eventually to reach a depth
of Loo feet, diamond drills are penetrat-
ing In every direction. Mr. Hassan, while
silent as to the discoveries that have
been made so far, believes that, whether
gold Is discovered In paying Quantities or
not, the results of his explorations will
prove OF the greatest value In guiding
future mining operations in the whols
The Washington herald., 1916-02-27
Not an Eight-Hour Bill.

Without ndulging in personal attack upon
Representative William P. Borland of Missouri,
or upon any one particular type or class of poll
tician, it may be remarked that in proposing to
write into the law requirement that government
clerks in Washington shall work not less than
eight hours day. Mr. Borland has displayed two
of the outstanding characteristics of the profess
sonal demagogue. He tries to mask behind Dat
phrases the true purpose of his proposal and he
spares not even his friends and allies in the at
tempted deception
The Borland rider is advanced as an eight
hour provision for government clerks. Far from
being what Mr.. Borland claims for it, the proposal
is direct attack upon the eight-hour principle is
the very anthesis in fact Of what is claimed for it.
Mr.. Borland asks and probably will receive sup
port from his personal and political friends in the
House for what he says is an eighth proviso
He shows no concern the political fortunes
Of members with large labor districts These fol-
lowing his leadership in the belief that they are
voting for eight-hour law, may learn too late
that they have been buncoed into an attack upon
the very principle they hoped to perpetuate
The Borland rider embodies nothing of the
basic principle of eight-hour law. The eight.
hour law, here or in Kansas, provides that labor
shall not be employed for more than eight hours
a day. The Borand rider provides that govern
mcnt clerks in Washington shall not work less
than eight hours day. 1t would be just as much
an eight-hour law if it provided that government,
clerks in Washington should not work less than
twenty hours day. In practice, as Mr.. Borland
| a veteran of many appropriations hearings knows
it to be, the rider is fragrant attack upon the
eight-hour principle
perusal of the vc'Iminous hearings before
the subcommittee which framed the legislative
executive and judicial appropriation bill shows tina,
almost without exception, division and bureau
chiefs reported that the exsctons OF their Offices
equired them to keep the clerks under them EN-.
poyed after office hours-not occasionally. bu,
lfrequently-that far from being the exception in
he government service, overtime work is an estab.
ished requirement expected of the clerks at certain
times of the year Knowing of this overtim. re-.
quirement, which cannot be distributed over IN,
entire year, Mr.. Borland seeks to establish mini
mum of eight hours day. thereby fatty repudi
ating the eight-hour principle he pretends to in
dorse.
II would be of interest to know how the Mis-
souri, member will meet the certain reproaches a
his colleagues who follow him in an attack upor
the one principle for which organized labor ha.
eontspded most insistently and guarded most in
dustriously.
The Washington herald., 1916-02-27
THE OPEN FORUM
In Which Readers OF The Herald Express Their
Views on Current Topics.

Editor Of The Washington Herald: !
observe that you are inspired to doubt
the discovery OF that treasure In the
bore deposits" on the Pribliof Islands.
Well. TO tell the truth. ] have heard
more than one man say today that some
bonehead in Secretary Redfield's Bureau
Of Fisheries had put him in bad with
that vast store OF sovernment-owned
fertilizers" which is carried on the
filling grounds of the Seal Islands.
There Ia modest man over In the
National Museum who evidently has not
been consulted by Secretary Redfield.
but who trsmped all over their vast
stores of bones on the tilling grounds
OF the Seal Islands. He KNOWS there Is
no such wealth as millions on millions
OF dollars worth OF seal and sesiion
bones" lying in deposits on the islands
in question.
II seems that IN Is72-Ti Vernon,
Yankee and an Oregon Jew together
made careful study Of the value OF
these bone deposits which have 50
suddenly been discovered by Redfield.
The Oregon man was a bone meal
dealer in Portland, and he did not find
any seal bones up there which were NJ
TO. grind into commercial bone meal,
The reason why is wen set out in
detail on page s., Of special Bulletin
lle. U. S. Fish Commission Series, 1872
Spencer F. Baird, Commissioner"
Perhaps IL will cool Secretary Redheld
on II he sends for this Bureau OF
Fisheries document above cited. and
studies the summary therein Of what
these bone deposits" really are. and
why they are of no commercial value
today just as they were not in 1s72-74
SAMUEL SMITH.
The Washington herald., 1916-02-27

Editor Of The Washington Herald: Ths
daily newspapers have for ten days
given many details OF the attempt IN
Chicago, to poison 20 men who attended
banquet in honor Of the archbishop
OF the Catholic church. There have also
been editorials denounCing that outrage
in nearly every daily and political week
ly that has como under my notice I
have before me several religious weekly
pc pers. one OF them published In Chicago
under date OF February l.. and In none
Of them do I find a line or either news
or editorial comment ON that sensational
affair in Chicago ten days EEo.
This absence OF comment on an at
tempt TO murder churchmen. In church
papers appears strange, and ought 20
have some explanation. II might suggest
indifference on the part OF some church
men as to what may happen 20 other
churChmen. Does Il? Are the editors
OF Protestant organs 80 devoted 20 their
own particular faith that they are indif-
ferent TO the attempt TO murder a lot
OF Catholics II that 10 the reason for
the absence OF comment in the Protestsn Mt
organs we may be able TO explain what
many church leaders and editors have
CONTINUED aN PAGE NINE
The Washington herald., 1916-02-27

Article ~. The fact OF a neutral power
resisting. even by force. attempts 70 vio-
late its neutrality cannot be regarded as
a hostile act"
That convention. 10 whice we are
party, placed the neutrality OF Belgium
under the solemn guarantee Of the en-
tire civilized world. including the United
states OF America. Belgium protested TO
the civilized world: and. moreover she
Tut Up an heroic and gallant hsht against
the brutal violation Of her neutrality BY
Germsny-s fight which held back the
vast hordes OF her invaders for two
weeks-which saved Paris and Calais.
and which made possible the battle Of
the Marine. the true turning point Of the
war. Our government. In spite Of It's
own solemn guarantee as above. sat
supine. silent, and did not even put up
wordy protest against this brutal viola
ton Of the written Law OF nations Its
conduct. in that regard. fully deserves
the characterization placed upon u by
Col Roosevelt, as "a piece Of pusiilsni-
nous infamy and poltroonery"
The war between Japan and Russia
began At ChemUlpo. in Korea The
United states never was a party toFsny
treaty which guaranteed the ''indepen-
denoe and perpetual neutrality OF
Korea. Before, and long before, Mr.
, Noueng-Tchen ever had = word to say
10 Mr.. Root Koret was of the map
sent
There is no possible parallel between
the two cases
Don't rock the boat, Mr. Senator. 80
don't rock the boat that is TO say. II
you propose to tackle" an Intellect like
that Of EIihu Root
EDMUND BoRRows BRIGGS.
The Washington herald., 1916-02-27
Revising the Bible.

Editor OF The Washington Herald: In
news dispatches from New York Nir-
glnis and other States. ] find that the
Anu-SAloon League, which claims TO be
the church in action" desires that wine
and other liquors shall be marked
poison
Now the authority for the church Is
the Bible, and II the church Is to label
wine as poison, then would suggest
that the church should so revise the
Bible as 10 make IL consistent with the
Ant-SalOon Leagues doctrine by subSt'-
tuting the word poison" for wine
wherever the word wine" appears in the
Bible
For instance. there is I Timothy. 5-a.
which. revised, would read as follows.
Drink no longer water but use a lit
tie poison for thy stomsch's sake and
thine often inirmities"
Then there is the story Of the Good
Samaritan. which. II revised. would read
In part, Luke 1924 as follows
And went to him and bound Up his
wounds. pouring In oil and poison and
set him upon his beast and brought him
TO an inn and took care Of him
Then. too, there is the lOith Psalm.
verse L. which, II revised. would read
thus
And poison that msketh glad the
heart OF man. and oil TO make his face
to shine and bread which strengthened
mans heart"
Also, there Is Proverbs $40 in which
there is q promise OF blessing and which
as revised. would read:
80 shall thy barns be hIled viii
/ plenty and thy presses shall burst viii
/ new poison
But Il may bc contended By the Anti
Saloon League the church in action
that Bible wine was not wine at all-ths
IL was only unfermented grape Juice. 7
this contention IS made. then the re
vision should provide for the use Of ''un
, fermented grape Juice wherever IN
J word wine" Is used
Then We read Ephesisns 5-1S revised 81
: follows.
0 BE not drunk with 'Unfermented crap,
juice.
: But II unfermented grape juice Is non
J intoNicsti ting why the warning assins
. being drunk with Il?
! On the whole, perhaps. Il would be jus
as well for the Anti-Ssloon League ''th
+. church in action" to give up all refer
ence to the Bible. II was written befOr
the Anti-SsloOn LNague was formed an,
, cannot be expected to meet the require
ments OF that organization.
T. 81. GILMORE
President National Model LiCens
Lea que.
The Washington herald., 1916-02-27
Quite n Job for Senator stone.

Editor of The Washington Herald
Die Morgren Poste" daily Washington
organ II the imperial German EN-
bassy, is at II again, this time, ap-
parentiy. in conjunction with Hon. Will
i'm J. stone, chairman of the Senate Com
mittee on Foreign Relations Senator
Stone, II seems is about to make a speech
in the Senate wherin. with Korea as a
fulcrum. he is going to draw the deadly
parallel with regard TO Belgium and so
pulverize the recent eNcoriati by ElIhu
Root of the administration. for its SUI
pineness in not even protesting against
brutal and inexcussble rape Of Belgium
by Germany.
Just how far the political utterances Of
Senator in Congress may serve to
hoodwink the Teutonic hyphenated con-
stituency who comprise. after all less
! than one-third Of the citizenry of his own
State, the undersigned does not pretend
| to know. One thing. however, he does
know, and that is that the more than
eighty millions Of American citizens OF
British descent are not going to be fooled
| by an attempted, snd impossible. deadly
parallel, even as Iimned by an American
Senator after the votes Of the hyphen-
ated among US.
The treaty Of November Is. 1881, signed
by Great Britain. France, Prussia, Aus
| tria- Hungary, Russia and Belgium itself
with Holland, recognized the indepen-
dence Of Belgium. and guaranteed that
\ the latter should form IAN independent
and perpetuslly neutral state This
| treaty was superseded by the treaty OF
| April ls. 1889 which was solemnIy signed
and ratified by the same Identical powers
and which, in express terms. pledged all
| OF the sisnatories TO the same Identical
| deClarat ion. to-wit: Belgium, within the
limits specified in articles l, 2 and I. shall
| form an independent and perpetusIly
neutral state" During the Franco-Prus-
sian war Of ls70-lS7l, Great Britain signed
with both France and Prussia, respec-
lively. on August and 2s 1870. additional
treaties of guarantee OF the neutrality
of Belgium. Both OF these treaties SOL
| emily declared that they were intended
to further strengthen the existing guar
antees, and were in no wise intended 20
aorosate or supersede the treaty OF April
49, 1889.
| So far. the United States was not a
party to the guarantees Of Belgian neu-
trality, and was under no obligation,
| legal or moral. towards Belgium in that
! regard. But we went over to The Hague,
| October IS. 1907. and together with Great
Britain, France. Germany Russia, etc.
We signed a convention respecting the
rights and duties of neutral powers and
persons In case OF war on land" We
ratified that convention February 3,
1909 II reads: Chapter l. The Rights
and Duties OF Neutral Powers Article 1
The territory of neutral powers Is In
violabie. Article .. Belliecrents are for
hidden TO move troops or conveys Of
'saross tbs tsssatory q neutral povss.
The Washington herald., 1916-02-27

w. J. Bryan has telegrsphed to Representa-
tive w. w. Bailey: Il earnestly hope that Con.
gress will speedily announce legislation refusing
passports to Americans travelling on bellserent
ships, or still better, refusing clearance to bel
iserent ships carrying American passengers" Mr..
Bryan evidently realizes that an American pass
port has become more important document since
his days in the State Department. when it eould
be had for the asking by the spies and agents Of
Germany and Austria.
The Washington herald., 1916-02-27

Editor of The Washington Herald:
The Herald appears somewhat surprised
by the action Of the good citizens Of
Hoquiam in the State Of Washington in
protesting against a superabundance Of
pork But there is nothing surprising
or inenpiicable in their action. Intelli-
gent and truly patriotic people are
strenuously opposed to having their
money wasted on public buildings for
which there is no demand. Our public
buildings and rivers and harbors sp-
preparation bills are an everlasting dis
grace and a bitter reflection on the
honesty and intelligence OF the AmerI-
can Congress.
The general appropriation bill Of 1915
established the standard that no town
whose postal receipts did not amount
TO 10000 a year would be entitled 10 a
PUBIC building, and then flagrsntly
ignored its own standard by making ap-
propriations for sixty-two town. that did
not meet this requirement Kentucky Sc
cured seventeen buildings in towns. only
two OF which met this requirement e.
Georgia obtained sppropria lions for sites
IN ten towns, not single one Of which
met the requirement Mariana a post
village in Florida with a population Of
20 secured a $1,000 postoffce and court
mouse building regardless OF the fact
that the court holds its sessions there
only two days in the year. But Ander-
son, ). C, caps the climax With a
population Of only SO It geo q 5000
! courthouse. although court is never held
| there. Why courthouse should be
| built In a town where court is never held
/ the faithful representatives. Of the Amer.
ican people do not condescend to explain
/ But they evidently endeavor TO remedy
TINS egreefous error by erecting court.
mouse at TeSarksna, Tex. at cost OF
sIlO,"p. which s open for such business
as may come before IL. three DAYS IN
the year. That the Federal judges may
be able to discharge their three DAYS
/ arduous duty in a manner becoming "a
the enlightened people OF Texarkans- tho
| courthouse Is replete with all moderr
conVeniences, elaborate court rooms witt
| unusual decorations; a robIng chamber
Tor the judges; an elaborate office for
the district attorney. grand Jury rooms
witness rooms. and other accommods
tons and expensive appointments
Just imagine the judge entering will
great dignity and solemnity the robins
rooms In the courthouse OF TeNarkaDs
J adjusting his gown. entering the cour-
room. hearing legal cases for three dsy,
and then rushing to catch the first trsIr
that will take him away from all THU
splendor' And remember that for tn,
balance OF the year this magnificent
monument to the selfish greed Of tn,
| American Congress
The people OF Hoquism are entitled I,
the everlasting gratitude Of the peopI,
OF the country In calling attention to tn,
superabundance Of pork in the portion
allotted to them.
TT NONAHAN
The Washington herald., 1916-02-27
District Signal Corps

On account Of last Tuesday being a
holiday only twenty-eight members OF
he Signal Corps of the District National
Guard reported for drill. The evening
was taken up by Capt. Terry, who gave
a lecture on map drawing and map
reading.
The prepa ration of property for the an
nual inspection is occupying the time
and attention of Sergt. Winters, who will
be busy until the inspection is held on
March Z.
Members of the company who have been
in the habit of wearing their uniforms
home have been directed to leave them
| in their lockers on Tuesday night, so
they may be counted and inspected.
Two new men, Landstreet and Mer-
rift. were sworn in as members of the
signal Corps last Tuesday night, and
twelve others filled out application blanks.
They will be examined and will report
next Tuesday night for the final cere-
monies,
Lieut.. r. NJ. MacLepnan will be at
the L Street Armory Friday evenings
until further notice, to take care of the
recruits who report there for medical
examination. Lieut. G. M. Lands will
be at the company rooms at go First
street to handle the men who come there
on Friday nights and at least one non
commissioned officer will report for the
necessary clerical work.
NJ S. E. Lansford is camping on the
| trail of the amateur radio men. and his
success is enlistins them in the Signal
Corps has been great.
Returns for tickets sold by the COM
pany for the military tournament are to
be made tomorrow nisht and all men,
bers who have not yet reported have
been requested to do so at once. As
the money realised will be used to furn-
ish the quarters of the various organza-
tions, headquarters will do the purchas-
ing. so that the articles will be uniform.
The funds remaining after the neces
sary furniture has been purchased will
be returned to the different companies.
; Ssxyt George Potter has been promoted
The Washington herald., 1916-02-27

If the Roosevelt candidates for delerat.s-,,-
large from Massachusetts, to the Republican Ma.
tional convention are defeated, says Charles Sum-
ner Byrd, one of the candidates, "the Republican
convention will be controlled by the old guard and
a split will be inevitable and President Wilson's
reelection assured" Still, it is not apparent why
he should not look forward to a similar result Il
they are elected
The Washington herald., 1916-02-27

Austria explains that the commander of her
submarine which attacked the American steamer
Petrolite thought" she was an enemy ship dis
guised under the American flag. In the event that
the Teutons are permitted to put their proposed
new system of submarine warfare into effect the
presumption is that thought she was armed" will
be advanced valid excuse every time non.
combatant is sunk.