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The Washington herald., 1916-12-26
New York, Day BY Day
ny o. q MCINTYRE.

Special CUzespondcnt of Ths Washington Hcrald.
New York, Dec. 22-Harry z. Brown
used to be editor Of q Western paper
where / wrote pieces and every time
asked for g raise he gave II to me, and
so, OF course, like him very much. He
is now one Of the chief editors on q
New York paper.
The other day tagged him In front
of the Waldorf. He was IN evening
clothes and I had on a checkered suit
and a red nesktie, but we dropped into
a nearby tea room to sip a pot Of oolong.
This tea habit grows on one something
fearful. II used to be that only matinee
girls dropped into the tea places for their
tavortte brand and hot biscuit with honey.
Now the tea rooms are crowded with
men. They come in groups and sit
around and get so full OF tea that they
almost talk japanese. At one table was
Tiny" Longley. well known to Broad
way.
They call him Tiny" because he
weighs more than 800 pounds. He was
drinking tea Just as IL he liked It. One
and in a few minutes all OF them were
tapping up tea and discussing big busi-
ness
Tea rooms flourish on every side. II
used to be said that when a man had
failed at everything else he sold life in
surance, but he doesn't in New York.
He opens up a tea room and soon belongs
to the limousine life.
After watching the tea hounds for a
while / asked Brown how he liked New
York-he is the only original New Yorker
know.
Not very much" he said. 'T like the
smaller Western cities"
But you can't drink tea there" OBJ
jected
NO" he said. looking out over the tea
room. perhaps not But you meet some
real people"
He's a sarcastic cuss
A real Christopher Columbus is needed
to find a mail box in New York. II you
start out to mail a letter here-unless
you live in a hotel-it Is well to tell your
! folk gooy-by and pay all the grocer and
butcher bills, for It is probable that you
won't be back for some time.
! In fact, the mail box is so hard to
find that one newspaper has started a
| fight to get more mail boxes and II has
proven tbout the most popular stunt any
newspaper has started in a long time.
There are a lot of people in New York
/ who have never seen a mail box. New
York City has 3.OT letter boxes and II
should have about 1900.
]
tains only the creme de la creme of the
upper crust. has just been issued. The
Social Register never gets my name right
Always they make some typographical
error This year in the place where my
name should be the printer had mispelled
It and il read: Cornelius Vanderbilt"
| Doesn't the Joke remind you Of Charlie
Case? Well. II is his But anyway. the
new register shows that New Workers are
so fond OF the Metropolis that they are
moving away. There are 1900 names OF
aristocrats in the book. Nearly one-half
OF them are living in the country the
year around.
The others are living mostly in the
| fashionable apartment houses on the east
side bounded by Ffftieth street, Fifth
avenue and Lexington avenue.
| New York man has presented a $780,
600 house to his wife for Christmas. o.
( course, It is all right and a fine thing Il
do, but II is embarrassing for a lot Of
citizens who have only sl49.e99
The Washington herald., 1916-12-26

The New York woman who, rather
than support her grandchildren, went
to Blackwells Island, is home again
and mighty glad of it. She is out on
a writ of habeas corpus, but those
children need not worry. She says
Blackwells Island is not nice place
to live.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-26

The decision Of the House Of Repre-
sentattves to consider vocational educa-
ton is a matter Of great Importance. I'm
obtrusively the foundation is being laid
for national participation ip the direc-
ton of public schools. If the bill becomes
law the Federal government will be en-
abled to establish standards to which the
cities and the counties will inevitably
conform. In brief. the bill would give
FEDERAL aid to the State schools. The
money assigned to each State would he
limited by the local appropriation. The
national fund would be used both for the
training of Industrial and AGRICULTURAL
teachers and the support of vocational
schools.-Chicago Herald
The Washington herald., 1916-12-26

Movies by mail is the last forward
stride of the Postofice Department.
Why films have been barred from the
parcel post we do not know, but that
this great industry is to have gov
ernment cooperation in the future is
a source of qualification.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-26

Gov. Samuel Mccall, of Massachu-
sets, has hit wallop at the drink
ing men that staggered them. About
900 Christmas "souses" were denied
rides home on street cars and su-
burban trains at the governors sug-
gestion. And what wife believed the
poor fellows when they finally got
there?
The Washington herald., 1916-12-26
Seen and Heard
BY GEORGE MINER.

New York, Dec. 25.-"Billy" Sun
day has been waging a campaign in
Boston against profanity. This is
surprising news-for New Workers
at least. Nobody here ever suspect
ed that they used profanity in Bos-
ton. There is a general idea that in
stead of persuading the Bostonians
to drop profanity you would have to
teach them how to use it first.
However, the six Sundays that
came to the meeting here the other
day to arrange for "Billy's" appear
ance in Gotham stated that he had
pretty nearly eliminated profanity
from the Hub. Instead of using the
old-fashioned cuss words when they
want to be emphatic, he has taught
them to say:
Brighten up the corners"
don't know what that means, but
from the Sunday point of view it is
very effective. 1t doesn't seem ex-
actly to fit, either. When he was
picking out a new and harmless
swear word for Boston why didn't
he select "Oh, beansp 1t would be
much more appropriate Besides,
they would then know what they
were talking about. They don't know
anything about corners in Boston.
There aren't any. The streets all run
on curves there, following the old
cow paths. And as to brighten
well, that's no word to handy around
Boston. Physically there is too much
fog and mentally too much erudition.
The city and the people are about as
bright and lively as the third plume
on hearse.
If Billy intends to inaugurate a
new set of swear words in different
cities it will be interesting to note
what he picks out. l suppose in New
York it will be "Oh, Jewrusaleml" In
Chicago stuff and StockyardsW In
Detroit "By the Great Good Fordr"
In Milwaukee Beer and Benumbedr'
while of course in Washington it will
simply be "Oh, Pifflel"
Anyway, Billy is coming to New
York with the sinews of war behind
him to the extent of many millions. At
the meeting the other day Billy's pro-
rioters were no other than John D.
Rockefeller, jr., "Jimmy'' Spears and
Mrs. Leroy Shepard. They should
be pretty good security for the rent.
Mr.. Otto Kahn is, suppose,
worth somewhere around SEQ, 200, 900.
He~has generous instincts and gives
literally to many worthy causes, so
it was almost inconceivable to me to
note how his mind worked in small
money matters. He was praising the
Hotel Vanderbilt and said:
DO you know, that is really a re-
markably fine hotel. If you order
drinks in the restaurant you pay the
high price for them that is charged
in all frst-class hotels, but you can
go out doors and walk into the bar
from the street and get the same
drinks at ordinary saloon prices"
Now can you imagine a man
worth $2o,ooo,ooo ordering his din
ner in the Vanderbilt, then putting
on his hat and coat and walking
down the street little way to get
into the bar where he could buy a
cocktail for IS cents instead of pay
ing 20 for it at the table? Such a
maneuver was exactly what was i'm
piled by the big bankers eulogy of
the hotel.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-26

British Seize FL Arish in Drive on
Palestine" headline. Every little
letter has a meaning all its own. 9th
erwise the British would put the
Arish in the army.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-26

A Brooklyn woman, 100 years old,
cooked breakfast, walked to church,
stuffed twenty-fve-pound turkey,
and entertained the newspaper re-
porters. Still New Workers fail to
find a kind word for the city on the
other side of the bridge.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-26

A negro disguised in kimono has
been pestering the police of New
Orleans by robbing houses and then
disappearing. Mighty odd policemen
can't locate a kimono.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-26

North Dakota's legislature is in the
hands of the farmers, persons of that
persuasion being in the majority of
both houses. Didn't suppose they
had any men qualified as legislators
in North Dakota who are not farm
ers.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-26

One of the soldiers on the border
is on trial as the man behind the
round robin. Boy, page Col. Roose-
welt.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-26

Peace on earth" says the Kaiser.
But his actions speak louder than his
words. That Essen mechanism
seems to be set against peace.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-26

A man out West at the age of "a
took unto himself a fifth wife He's
a hopeful cuss.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-26
A LINE o. CHEER
EACH DAY O. THE YEAR.

F1rst printing Of an original poem, written daily
for The Washington Herald
BY John KendrIck Bangs.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-26
Jottings from Jokers

Flstbush-I Just hate those paper nap
kins they put out at some feeds
Bensonhurst-Why so?
Because when / try to tuck 'em In
over my collar they tear SO easily
Yonkers Statesman.
Politician-who's back Of you7
Oficeseeker-Ten generations Of gio-
rious ancestors!
PoIitician-Uml might get you q Job
classifying fossils in the Smithsonian
Institute!-Puck.
Mrs Baker-Bridget. why are you leay-
ing US? 1 let you use the phone whenever
you wish. Cook-Yes. mum. but I'm used
to me own private wIre.-Lfe.
why can't we have eggs for break-
fast?'' I'VE can't afford 'em, my dear.
What IL 1 get you a diamond necklace
instead?"-Pittsburgh Post.
/ Wife Cat midnight)-John. there's .
burglar in the house. He's coming up
! the front stairs. Hubby-Then we'll go
down the back stairs. There's no need
Of our being crowded when there's plenty
of room--Boston Transcript
rs this beef too rare for you, Mr. Simp-
kins?' We'll. since you ask me. Mrs.
i NOul0 ike II q lllNic OIlcucT.
Christian Register.
Edith don't intend to be married
until after l am 30.
Maud-And / don't intend to be 30 until
after am married.-Boston Transcript.
Young Man-So Miss Ethel is your
eldest sister. Who comes after her?
Small Brother-Nobody sin't come yet
but Pa says the first fellow that comes
can have her-Suay Stories
is our husband fond Of huntingr'
Very. He goes every year"
| is he a good shot?"
| NO. He shoots very little with the
rife, but he does so enjoy the poker
| Games they have every night in their
| cabin in the woods."-Detroit Free Press
EVERY ONE yIsitInE Ws.hinEtos
| wishes TO take away something M q
| remembrance of the visit 20 the Na-
| ;IOn's Capital. or as q gift for friends
| Ii is the sim of the National ReneR-
1 brance shop TO supply such things In
, souvenirs that shall have some artistic
| merit.
NATIONAL REMEMBRANCE SHOP,
CMr. Fosters sbspD
| 18th street. OBJ. WILLARD HetsA
ICE BOXES AND 2EFRIGERATORs.
McCRAY REFRIGERAT0RS
And Cooling RoOms Are Uneessls&
McCRAY REFRIGERATOR CO.,
81 y 50. n. w.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-26
THE ALTERNATE.

THE NJ IEKtHh Eus
To all he gave, from none received,
But was his spirit sore or grieved?
Not SO! The glow of giving filled
His heart. and all his being thrilled
With 30 much joy, the aftermath
Next morning gIorified his path,
And gave him. as heard him say,
A double-barreled Christmas Day.
Copyright, lels.)
The Washington herald., 1916-12-26

That iii OF water wagons all
hitched up and ready for January 1.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-26

Do your Christmas swapping early.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-26

Edith don't intend to be married
until after / am 80
Maud-And / don't intend TO be 30 until
after / am married.-Boston Transcript
The Washington herald., 1916-12-26

Young Man-So Miss Ethel 10 your
eldest sister. Who comes after her?
Small Brother-Nobody sin't come yet.
but Pa says the first fellow that comes
can have her.-Stray Stories
The Washington herald., 1916-12-26

rs this beef too rare for you, MI. Simp-
kins?'' Well since you ask me. Mrs.
Skinner, would like It a little oftener." {"
Christian Register.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-26

Wife Cat midnIghu-John. there's .
burglar IN the house. He's coming up
the front stairs. Hubby-Then we'll go
down the back stairs. There's no need
Of our being crowded when there's plenty
Of room.-Boston Transcript
The Washington herald., 1916-12-26

why can't we have eggs for break
fast?'' I'VE can't AFFORD 'em, my dear.
What IL get you a diamond necklace
nstead?'-Pittsburgh Post.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-26

rs our husband fond OF huntingr
Very. He goes every year"
is he a good shot?"
No. He shoots very little with th'
rife, but he does so enjoy the poke
Games they have every night in theil
cabin in the woods."-Detroit Free Press
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-06-16
RUSSIANS IN SEA VICTORY
Germans Lose Convoy Cruiser and II
Merchantmen When Torpedo Boats
Strike-lmportsnt Victory.

COpenhagen.-The German cruiser
Koenig Won Sachsen king Of Sax
Onyl. a destroyer and Z merchant
man have been sunk in a sea fight
"a the Baltic, according to a report
received by the Exchange Telegraph
Company.
Thirteen German merchantmen,
which were coming from the north,
conveyed by an auxiliary cruiser and
some torpedo boats and armed traw-
lers, were attacked by a squadron of
Russian destrosers, torpedo boats and
submarines near the Swedish coast.
The German convoy was dispersed
and the merchantmen fed toward the
coast.
Describing the Baltic fight, the Da,
gems Nyheder says that the Russian
squadron VOL an important victory,
The Russians had six destroyers and
several submarines and were going at
such speed that the Germans were
taken completely by surprise and only
fred one shot and then made for port
in the utmost haste,
at Is believed" says the paper,
that ~ merchantmen were sunk,
while a German armed trawler which
arrived at Nykoping had $50 men
aboard from a German destroyer that
had been sunk. The German auxiliary
cruiser was the KONG Won Sachsen.
which was also seen to sink, and it is
supposed that all Of her crew were
drowned"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-06-16
MORE TROOPS TO BORDER
Renewed Mexican Agitation Alarms
Washington and Coast Artillery
men Hurried To Border.

Observation-Disclosures with con.
tlnuing reports from consuls all over
Northern Mexico, telling Of the rapid
spread of anti-American feeling, the
war department has ordered 1900 ad.
dltional regular troops to the border.
Administration officials make no at.
tempt to disguise their uneasiness.
and 1t was officially admitted that
there Is growing alarm We what the
agitation may produce and the posi-.
billty OF an attacl, on Gen. Pershing's
expedition.
No case of attack On the persons Of
American residents in Mexico has
been reported, although there have
been one or two attacks on vacant
consulates and other American prop.
erty.
Part Of the increasing apprehension
here is due to the renewed raids in
the Laredo region. Several reports
dealing with the situation there have
been received. Officials declined to
reveal details, but seemed to believe
a serious purpose was behind the ban.
dit raid on the Coleman ranch. Three
raiders we're killed and two captured,
one report said, adding that they at
tempted to burn a railroad bridge near
Laredo, but failed.
The new force sent to join Gen.
Funston's border patrol, Secretary Ba.
ker said, was to fill in gaps In the
guard such as that near Laredo. 1t
will be composed Of 10 companies Of
coast artillery and a battalion OF en-.
gineers. The artillerymen will be
withdrawn from Notifications be.
tween Portland. Me-, and Sandy Hook
and the engineers 60 from barracks In
this city. The secretary said there
a no present intention of calling out
additional national guard regiments
for border duty. g.
Gen. Mann. commanding at Laredo,
has reported that a patrol Of three
cavalrymen al fired on during the
night Of June 10 near the town OF
Hachita. and Private w. l.. Saunders,
Troop X. Twelfth Cavalry. slightly
wounded. Two mounted Mexicans
who did the firing escaped.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-06-16
O|SL0YALTY TO j. S.
MUST Be CRUSHED
GREAT AUDIENCE CHEERS PRES.
lDENT WILSON'S FLAG DAY
SPEECH AT WASHINGTON.
MARCHED AT PARADE HEAD
Executive Declares Minority Element
Of ForcIen-sorn Population Is At.
tempting Political elackmaiI-
pieads For A~mertcanlaIn.

Warrington A charge that foreign
born citih"nH Of the United States are
trying 10 levy political blaCkmail and
70 undermln" the Influence OF the
national government vas made by
President Wilson in IA Flag Day
speech June a. Hla assertion sound
ed the keynote Of u tAc foremost
issues on which he will 10 before the
country for reelection and touched
on the platform! declaration. which
VIII be submitted by the admiui5tra-
ton to the 81. Louis convention
The president spoke before Il crowd
Of thousands gathered al the foot u
the Washington monumrnt after Ie
had reviewed for Eve huur5 a great
preparedness parade. at the head al
which he himself had marched down
Pennsylvania avenue. He declared
that not since the Civil War had It
been tested as it now Is bernG tested
whether the Stars and Stripes stood
for any one united purpose.
There Is disloyalty active In the
United States and It must be abso
luteIy crushed" declared the presI
dent, speaking emphaticaliy ut pro.
Ceod5 from IA minority, a very small
minority, but a very active aud subtle
minority
cit works under ground, but 1t also
shows It's ugly head where we can
see It; aud there are those at this
moment who are trying to levy a
species Of political hIaCkrnail, saying:
DO what we wish in the interest Of
foreign sentimci$ or we will wreak
u vengeance at the polls That Is
the sort OF thing against which the
American nation will turn with a
might and triumph Of sentiment which
will teach these gentlemen once for
all that loyalty to this flag Is the first
test Of tolerance IN the United
States"
The presidents words were taken
as mn open challenge to foreign-b0rn
Americans who he has learned from
foreign language newspapers and
other sources are opposing him for
re election,
Mr.. Wilson devoted the entire day
to the Flag Day and preparedness
demonstration. Carrying a large
American flag, he walked from the
Capitol to the White House at the
head of more than 10000 marchers.
including many high government of.
hcials. Civil War veterans, employees
of all the government departments,
Of the capitals business houses, com
panics OF cadets and national guards
men, Union and Confederate veter-
ans and sons OF veterans marched
close together and were constantly
cheered.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-06-16
ROOSEVELT WIRES REFUSAL,
Declines Nomination Conditioned On
Nominee Hughes Statements.

Chicago.--Col. Roosevelt'sj answer to
the Progressive convention follows:
"The Progressive Convention: am
very grateful for the honor you con-
fer upon me by nominating me as
president. | cannot accept it at this
time. | do not know the attitude Of
the candidate Of the Republican party
toward the vital questions Of the day.
Therefore, If you desire an immediate
decision. | must decline the nomina.
ton. But il you prefer it | suggest
that my conditional refusal to run be
placed in the hands of the Progressive
national committee. II Mr.. Hughes
statements. when he makes them, shall
Justify the committee that 1t is for
the interest Of the country that he be
elected, they can act accordingly and
treat my refusal as definitely accept
ed. IL they are not satisfied they can
80 notify the Progressive party and at
the same time they can confer with
me and then determine on whatever
action we may ~severally deem appro-
pirate to meet the needs Of the coun-
try. THEO ROOSEVELT"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-06-16
RETREAT GOES UNCHECKED
Retirement Of Austrisns Through Ga
iicia 10 Now Almost a Rout-
Russians Threaten C~zerno~itz.

Petrograd.-A war office announce
nient says that the retreat OF the Aus
tro-Hungariau and German troops
along the Galician and Volhynian
fronts IL proceeding so rapidly that
only a small number OF prisoners has
been captured, In addition TO those
previously reported. The total is now
given al about il5,T00.
Reports OF the occupation OF Ger
nOwitz, capital OF Buk0%ina, by tie
Russians, are still without COnfirma.
ton, but after the recent defeat Of the
Austrian General PfIanzcr's army and
the successful Russian operations In
the immediate vicinity OF Czernowtz,
official news Of the fall Of the city s
NJ mentarily expected here,
The Ials SzCzyky potut I support
and one OF tho most important posi-
ti0uH On the Dniester HE n fortified
ttpAs also comes within ire zone nov
threatened by the exlr"uD" southern
flank If the Russian forces and, sur
rounded az 1t nav Ia by rr advancing
Russians, It Is I'll an equally critical
situation
The two other most Important sec
tors 0f the front extGDAa0s from the
i'r!prt river to Roumal d are rne re
gjona south Of Lutsk anI north OF
49, $780,. 81 tl1
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-06-16
EXPLOSION WRECKS ELEVATOR.
Few Men May Be Dead From $4,000.
600 Fire In Baltimore.

Baltimore. - Pennsylvania railroad
No. 3, on the harbor front at Canton.
a suburb, was burned June Is with a
loss OF life C~onservatlvely estimated
at from four to 10 men and injuries
to than 40 others. The victims
were mostly elevator employees and
cargo trimmers.
Two steamships, the Willem van De-
reil, Sr., a Dutch vessel, and the Brit.
ish steamer Welbeck Hall, which were
loading grain at the elevator. also
were badly damaged by fire and
wreckage dropped upon them from
the elevator.
The flames spread to an ore pier
next to the elevator, badly damaging
It. Several strings OF grain cars in
the elevator we're burned.
While the fire is thought to have
been caused by an explosion OF grain
dust, a theory was advanced that 1t
may have been caused by a bomb,
This theory will be investigated. 1t
was said. Conservative estimates
placed the loss at more than $4,000.
900. Scores Of men barely escaped
with their lives.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-06-16
cLEAAEsI TOWN
BEING SELECTED
FORTY ODD COMMUNITIES WERE
IN CONTEST THIS YEAR.
REPORT SOON.
WILL SELECT TEXT BOOKS
Agricultural High School commisaIo.
Meets in jackson and Completes
Organization - What Is Hap
pening at the Capital.

JACKSON
DR.. Willis Valley, chief sanitary In
spector for the Mississippi state board
of health, has announced that the
grading Of the report papers from
the cities, towns and villages that en-
tered into the cleanest town contest
for 1916. IS progressing, but is not yet
completed DR.. Valley reports that
there were forty-odd communities In
the contest this year. representing all
grades Of municipality, from the FIVE
figure to the three-figure class, and
the work done and the competition
carried on il keen and exciting.
Following the cleanup town contest
it is proposed to put in a system Of
inspection and grading of all restau.
rants and public eating places, wheth,
err regular bona fide cafes or lunch
counters, railroad eating houses, and
hope-skipand-jump stands. The result
Of these inspections Is to be placarded
and the placards will be posted con.
.spfcuously at each establishment, Just
as soon as completed. The details for
this new departure are being worked
out, and as DOR as completed, the
plan will be put in operation. The
theory is that it is just as much a
duty to the public to require that the
resorts at which'they take their meals
are as much above reproach as the
hotel rooms and other tavern arrange.
ments maintained for public service.