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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-21

Again you viii md that many of
your contests will involve questions OF
interstate commerce and powers and
disabilities and things of that kind
under the Federal constitution as well
~ under your State constitution. There
may be time when II will be neces-
sary. as II has been with us, for the
State to intervene as State. We have
had the experience Of the liquor peo-
pie going into the Federal courts In
jurisdictions outside of West Virginia
and asking for mandatory intunetions
to require carriers to receive and de-
liver Intoxicating liquors into the state
contrary TO the laws of the State. II
there had been no State official charged
With the enforcement OF the law we
might have had the situation OF tina
intunctions being awarded by default.
! SAY this for the reason that the car
riers simply took the position that
they would do whatever the court said
and they were Indifferent rs TO whether
they received or did not receive into2t-
eating liquors for transportation into
the State.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-26
ARE YOU A TURTLE?

Dear the heading for talk first and the
talk aferyard, and the other around
heading
Stories uh thingsl
bs had 10 4 funderh his shell SIDEWAYS
necks Did girl
, M or her like sticks his head
fromh shell?
body which shows REAL char
located between the place where hair
and betweenyo shoulder badesl
soldier did stand straight Why do they
.aoh soldiers THING straight?
You never did Not all who
cowardsb means
stand up straight-t shows LF-REIIANcE.
Lovingly FAhmEh SMITH, Ch"~enS H'"o''
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-26

are active little somebodies. Just listen to
Sylvia; II have cat named Teddy that
We raised from a kitten. / bathe him
and keep him nice and clean. / like 10
play the plano and l like 20 read Some
OF my favorite books are Baby OF the
Frontier Three Little Women at Work
Boy chums In Mystery Land and A
World Of Girls" Viola writes; There was
a block party In Bridesburg and they had
bear and pony. They kept the bear In
the house back OF US and Sylvia and
went back TO see Il. have a kitten named
Tiger" We are going to write a letter
10 these little girls very soon Watch for
the mail man
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-26
Mike Save. Teddy

by HILDRHTH HARRIS. wilmington. Del
Far on In the country lived a little boy
who was not satisfied TO stay at home One
day when his mother was going 10 market
she told Teddy not to so in the woods As
soon as his mother went. Teddy went into
the woods. He left his dos Mike ssleep In
the barn. Teddy soon got lost In the woods
and didn't know what 10 do. II was then
nalf-past six. The boy fell asleep ana ali
this time mother Was looking for him Then
she sent Mike 20 look for Teddy Mike
found Teddy Just as a rattlesnahe was
Fpringlng from bush toward him when
Mike found Teddy he brought him home 70
50 sway again.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-26

a boy lay in bed until 10 o'clock in the
morning Think OF Il And he disappeared
the little boy disappeared They always
said In Get-Up-Town t.iat Father Sun was
30 dlspleased at seeing a little boy In bed
40 late that he sent the sunbeams They
took him away TO the Never. Never Land
and"
Willie Wldeawake peeked over the bed
clothes and then got up and dressed
Father sun was just coming over the hills
Good morning. Father Sun, l come TO
greet youl" II seemed 10 Willie the sun
smiled at him.
Mercy on us I" exclaimed Willie's mother
when she saw him. What ARE you doing
up 50 early2"
''rm going to live In oet-up-Town after
this" said Willie.
Then his mother kissed aim.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-26
Things TO Know and DO
The Wise Pussy

Conundrum--At which end Of river
Is hshsr1nan most likely to set a bitter
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-26
Aids TO Cupid

Tho telephone is wonderful
thing" remarked the man who poses
rs a student OF science.
Sure" replied his friend with
sloping brow. Next TO the stage,
more girls have quit the switchboard
TO marry millionaircs than any other
kind OF employment ever undertaken
by the fair sex"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-26
GET-UP-TOwN
BY Farmer Smith

Splash
Splash
Splash -. -. -.
rittle willie wideewake peeked out from
under his dark brown eyelashes.
splash
R,sht near his cheek drops OF water
,,nv drops we're coming down. He looked
Nm ana whom should he zee but MS frieno:
ths GOOD Dream Fairy, sitting on the neaa
OF his bed.
.oh ;. he exclaimed. II am 30 glad TO
see you. Where have you been this long
''1s Ths Dream Fairy was very stlll- From
,.r sIuv baR she TOOK a dainty sllken hand
hsrchisf and wiped her beautiful eyes For
4 moment the tears stopped dripping on
WHY DO you crys" asked Willie Wide
wake who began 10 feel 30 sorry he al
most cried himself.
-I--boo--hoo-I am 30 sorry because
vo,, do not get up IN the moFnlns, on Will
,ls will have 10 take you some time TO
1ei- -lJp.Town. where all the boys ana girls
xef up 10 greet the sun.
eFor : million years and day the little
folks Of Get Uptown arise early Never
IN that time has one of them failed 70
greet the sun Over = million years s8o
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-26

bumped up in n
bicycle accident.
Adelaide In just a
brand new Rain
bow, but she is
going to hurry
and make up for
lost time, so that
not a blessed one
OF you will know
but what she was
a pioneer mem
berl Who can
write and tell
what a pioneer
member is3 Two
more recent Rain
bows are Sylvia
MacElroy and
Viola Brand. OF
Bridesburg. Both
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-26
His Only Real Thrashing

Tom Thompson, OF Howard, says he
has been threatened by all sorts of
men, including some who boasted of
their hot Southern blood; but the
only real thrashing he ever got was
at the hands of n Swede.-Kansas
City Star.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-26
Early Handicap Overcome
AND you RAVE Aso RAVE
AND RAVE

you never can tell how a boy is
going to turn out"
"No?"
II used to know Grabcoin. the emf
nent capitalist, when he was a little
lad with shining ringlets. going to
take his violin lessons. Now he's
president Of a railroad and hard as
nails"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-26
Slight Leanings
It are you coming thereY"

what are you coming there?"
"The Darwinian theory"
do you believe in the Darwinian
theory2"
81 cant say. Experience bears II
out to some extent when we consider
mans tendency TO make a monkey Of
himself"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-26

The Wise Pussy
ny WILLIAM STOUT, Ms, Vernon street Al
years old.
l knew = little pussy
And he u very fat
He slts beneath the cellar door
Looking for rat.
But oftenilmes mouse comes out
And with - Eu0Iou 0aah
He uouncea quickly on Il
Aud has it With n~ah-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-26
FARMER SMITHS RAINBOW CLUB
Our Postomce Box

This is little Adelaide Holcombe. Of Gym
wyd' the sister OF Malyins. who told Mon
day night in the postoffiee about getting ALL
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-26

The young lady across the way says
she doesn't suppose many Of the boys
understand football any better than
she does now since her brother made
oentt: field on the varsity and she goes
TO see every game.
The Washington herald., 1916-08-11
Brazil Has Prosperous Year

The year 1915 left Brazil with a favor
Sble trade balance OF Sill, ,35s. .ooO which
is a better showing than during any OF
the five previous years. Alfred /. Moreau
GottsChalk, COnsul-General at Rio de
Janeiro, writes in a report to the De-
partment OF Commerce The year 1914
was naturally an abnormal one. owing to
the European war, resulting in a large
decrease in exports. The normal figures
Of more than sS0O, 100, 900, however. were
not attained during 1915, and therefore
the favorable trade balance was due to
decreased imports, which barely reached
Is per cent of the imports for 1913.
The favorable trade balances during the
psSt six years, amounting in bulk TO
more than $3.50 oOo, 600 Cdeducting the ur-
favorable balance OF 1879. would seem
20 indicate a most prosperous situation.
Cut Brazil has borrowed heavily abroad.
ana it mas heen obliged to resort to 4
funding loan" in Europe to fend or the
payment of the interests on its outstand-
ing loans. its yearly earnings having ap-
psrently been insufficient 70 meet these
obligations In the past
The Washington herald., 1916-08-11
Parents on the Rack.

The strange disease known as infantilc paraly-
Sis for want OF more appropriate name is
making this especially trying summer for pa
rents. 1t is the complete lack OF protection
against the approach Of the dreadful evil, the
utter powerlcssness OF either the laymans en-
deavor or the professionals skill to combat it
successfully, which strikes note of terror in
households in those parts of the country
in which the scourge has not yet made its ap-
pearance. The knowledge that scientific in
genuity has been able thus for to penetrate the
mystery lends horror to the situation which
is felt wherever the disease has become cpl
demic.
There has been good deal OF sharp crti-
cism OF the apparent lack OF preparedness on
the part OF the medical profession to deal with
this problem How is 1t possible, it is asked,
for those who have learned all the secrets OF the
anatomical and physiological construction OF the
human body to confess ignorance as to how and
by whom what this dread injection is con-
veyed by victom to another
All this criticism is as illogical as it is
undeserved. From the first appearance Of the
disease in this country, there has been no apathy
the part Of the medical profession. The ef-
fort to arrive at a solution of the mystery has
never been permitted to relax for a moment.
All the vast resources Of scientific investigation
'IaEC OSoII vi d"H upon uiSpdIl lnSIy TOT tne time,
all other research has been deferred and effort
has been concentrated upon the isolation Of the
infantile paralysis germ.
1t is hardly possible that the problem of
prevention remain unsolvcd much longer.
All the famous pathoogists in the country are
working overtime at it. At any moment one of
these delivers into natures secrets may discover
what it is that now battles the cleycrne>s Of the
profession In the meantime, there is much for
the laity to do. In order to do it and to do it
we'll, it will be necessary to disregard the alarm
lists and to frown upon quackery OF every de.
scription.
The Washington herald., 1916-08-11
Fire and Police Pensions.

When Congress appears to be in the mood to
pay some attention TO the policemen and ircmen
of the District, it seems regrettable that friction
should arise as to the terms of the proposed pen
sion plan that may delay action in this direction
indefinitely.
The fremen and policemen as class are
faithful and efficient public servants. In these
days OF high prices they earn little more than
enough to support themselves and their families
in comfort They give the best years Of their
life the public service and the sentiment of the
community supports any plan that will give them
adequate to protect them in their old age
Congress feels kindly disposed toward rem
edying the existing pension plan, totally in
adequate, and classcd by the underwriters as the
poorest OF any large city in the country A
variety OF bills have been introduced, all looking
toward the end, but the La Toilette amend
ment is the first Of these measures to get as far
as passage by one branch of Congress-
Now it develops that the La Toilette penson
plan is unsatisfactory to great number of the
men whom it is aimed to benefit. They claim
that it is the child of the superior officers of the
department and does not give due consideration
to the rank and file.
Without discussing the merits of the question.
it would appear that some plan satisfactory to all
concerned is possible Sand in the gear box
will stop the most dependable machine and a
house divided cannot be expected to progress
very far. A united front is what the policemen
and hremen should present and not factional
cliques working for the same end but by differ
cnt means.
Without doubt there is merit in the argu-
ment that the sum to be given retiring members
of the department should not be left to the whim
or discretion Of the executive officers. If man
The Washington herald., 1916-08-11
A Worn-Out Machine.

However perfect its construction and ADJUST
ment may be, there is piece of machinery that
will do good service indefinitely without proper
fabrication. When the German was machine
swept over Belgium and into France its fright
full efficiency made it clear to an amazed and in
dignant outside world that all its parts were in
prime working order, we'll oiled and moving
freely. Later when the same well-assembled
machine scattered the advancing Slavic hosts and
drove them precipitately from the Austrian
provinces, there was no sign that there was any
dearth Of lubricants that the powerful piece
Of mechanism had deteriorated materially for
want Of judcious oiling.
But that was yesterday and it is not the same
today. The machine has become worn and ito
efficiency has dwindled. Its passage through
rivers Of blood has left many corroded spots on
its glitterng surface There rust stains
on its parts which amount OF fabrication can
remove. There is oil which will restore it to
its former pre-eminence as thing of terror. I.
is worn to the verge of uselessncss and its rapid
progress toward the junk heap is alcady more
than suggestion
The fall of Gorilla emphasizes the decay OF
the war machine. The impending collapse of
Austria-Hungary is more than hint that the
machine has seen its best days and is longer
the rampant engine OF the god that it has
been. In the east the Slavic hosts no longer
regard it invunerable foe Brusiloff's pres
ent campaign is not daredevil feat of dodging
and harassing the mighty force which a few
short months ago drove him and his undrilled
and half-armed into wild retreat. Alter
natey. at different points, he delivers crushing
blows, but he longer stands in Of the
terrible machine which confronted him at an
earlier period of the war.
The decay of the machine is also evident
from the present concerted action Of the allies.
For the first time since the beginning of the war
we may look about and form rational
opinion as to what the entente is trying to do.
The elimination of Austria as an opponent is
the united determination now. Two years Of
high-speed activity have shown the inability Of
the Teutonc machine to sequestrate any one
OF the entente allies from the group Now the
situation is reversed; the still united allies are as
one in the determination to crush Austria as a
preliminary to the final overthrow Of the worn
and creaking machine.
The Washington herald., 1916-08-11
The Rural School-A Tribute.

The rural school received an educs-
uonal black eve during the recent school
superintCndents' conference here Our
worthy governor never lets slip an or
Tortunitv to disparaEa H. and We admit
hat s Ferris institute nr0bahl,- obtains
a fair share OF its students from the
country he ought 10 know its limitations.
From the schOolhoIse 10 the freckIed.
, harefooted youngsters who frequent Il IL
an easy transition. and W learn they
have adenOids and poor teeth are badly
nourished and cont amount 20 ~.Gch any
way
We surrender the little rri g. -oorhouss
TO the enemy. We viii un. -rs "a gun IN
its defense But We submit tha. the nrT
knowledge. large Rnd vq-..i 70. ,ra-acte-
as II Is. gets more badly mixed !n the
process OF assimilation than .ha three
RS" Anyway, there never .s' was r.
pitcher that wouldn't snu W, would
remind those who deCry the p. d. srhUo.
t2at though il may have had - day n
served a mighty useful purpos- TWO ana
three generations ago. and -..-
Little OF all We value he.,.
Comes TO the morn of lis n.rs..a-a ear
without both feeling and lo.h.u- ,-,,-.
The little old sChOolhoGs" I'd ur white
or Euiltless Of paint. Walk,G with Nichl-
gan's pioneers. hand IN hand. Whep
they went. It went Il was church as well
as SCloO.hCuSv, and SOsla. center. too.
when singing hool and spelling bee
drew young folk together Limited ana
primitive as 81 was. il carried the en-
hryo that has devclopcd into our present
far-rea ching system. and t' testified to
the faith Of tho people H ,dr.arion. L
was free from fads. and raj The saving
grace of simplicity. Il Wa ;he educs-
rIonal cradle Of many men whose mem
ory America honors- Washington and
Lincoln are conspicuous among them
What the school p0urs INTO the hopper
does not matter as much as what Is
don- with IT, What the hoy thinks out
for himself is h.s real uoari~hmcui now
adays We supply A.m vita the Pred -ested
food
Conditions ,hJne-. aid things change
with them. The rural school may have
outIig,d rs usofuIness-wc are by no
means certain that il has-hut Il served
valuable purpose once. II spread the
educational idea, II was the best 10 be
had. il was a steUpingstone. however
humble. and though climbers are prone
to sro-n the ladder by which they rose
70 is entitled TO respect even as q has
been.
II in ITS present form It Is not what Il
should he. instead OF battering il why not
be betlering it?-Detroit Free Press
The Washington herald., 1916-08-11
ARMY ORDERS,

By direction Of the President Frrss Lieut. CHARLES
c. Herman. j. TWenty-siIth Infantry. is relieved
nom duty at LSlav1re COLLEGE. Newark. Del. to
take eject september Is 1875
Cam. William y. Hughes. ir.. will report 10
the chic. Militia Bureau. for duty IN his Office
Cant Thomas A. Roberts. caralry 10 HF--fnrd
Conn and New Haven, Conn, TO assist in the
organization Of National Guard CsrsI-z 60
nec,icut
Mai. Gilbert r. Stewart. Ordnance Deps-,mrr,
will make not TO exceed two visits dr,-trg ,ra
month Ct August 1876. and not to exceed four
'n-6 curns the month Of SePtenbeT, 1876 10 the
vorks Of the Colts Patent Firearms Ng,r,,T.r-,r-
ing Company, Hartford. Conn. on Official bgsipess
Ma. George H McManus, Coast A-tille-v C1rT,s
to Del RIO. Tex. aud Join the Fifth Provisio1.I
Regiment Coast ARTILLERY Corps, for temporsry dut-
thoreuith lieutenant colonel
The Washington herald., 1916-08-11

When President Chester A Arthur
d"et for few weeks in the Granite
house on Capitol Hill, Washington, as
the guest of Senator John P. Jones, he
was greatly concerned over a situation
Tor which he was himself responsible.
the president found It convenient and
agreeable to accept the offer Of Senator
Jones Of free tenancy of his house while
the White House was in the hands OF
upholsterers and others who were over
coming the Generalization occasioned by
the long illness Of President Garfield.
senator Jones once said that many let
ters containing threats of assassination
did not disturb President Arthur and he
was annoyed when he found that secret
service men and detectives were in con-
slant attendance when he went out upon
the streets Of Washington.
But there was a situation which greatly
disturbed President Arthur, especially as
he knew that he was responsible fol
1t. 1t was oCcasioned by the fact that
mere was no president pro tempore OF
the federal senate. As the law at that
time stood upon the statute books. the
president pro tempore of the senate. II
there were one. would in the case of the
death of both the president and vice
president assume the duties of the office
of president.
In the spring OF 1881 at the special ses-
sion OF the senate, President Arthur sat
in the chair of the vice-presdent as pre-
siding officer Of the senate. and never
left that place vacant excepting for a
Few moments at a time. In this action
he had the warm approval Of President
Garfield. For had NiCe-president Arthur
vacated the seat long enough to permit
the senate to elect a president pro tenn
pore, Thomas r Bayard, of Delaware.
a Democrat. would have been chosen for
that office
BY reason OF the resignation OF Sena-
The Washington herald., 1916-08-11

tor Roscoe Conkling and Thomas c.
Platt, OF New York the state OF New
York had no Representatives in the
senate chamber. II the two newly elected
senators-Warner Miller and E G.
Lapham-were sworn in, even then the
Democracy would control the senate by
one vote.
After the death OF President Garfield.
however. it was vitality important that
a president pro tempore of the senate
should be chosen. For. according TO the
law as 1t then was II a president pro
tempore had not qualified or been elected
then the Speaker OF the House would
succeed to the presidency. But there was
no Speaker OF the House and would not
be until the regular meeting of the house
in December.
President Arthur, after giving the most
careful consideration to the matter, de-
cided that it was his duty to put any
partisan considerations aside and to sum
mon the senate into extra session for
the purpose of electlng a president pro
tempore. All the indications were that
when the senate met, on October 10, 1881,
Senator Bayard would be chosen, as in
fact he was temporarily. for A fixed term
of two DAYS. Had President Arthur died
in that brief time. Senator Bayard would
have been president
Suddenly there came an unexpected op-
portunity to relieve the embarrassment.
David Davis. then a United States Sena-
tor from Illinois. offered himself as an
independent senator TO the senate for the
choice Of that body as president pro
tempOre. Some OF the Republicans rather
reluctantly accepted the proposition, but
it was finally accepted and in that way
Judge Davis, an independent, held the
balance Of power in the United States
senate until his term expired in 1883
Had President Arthur died while Davis
was president pro tempore, Davis would
have assumed the office OF president
The Washington herald., 1916-08-11

has earned pension, he has earned it, and he
should receive it, or he should not have reached
length of service in the department that would
leave the question debatable whether he is en-
titled to full pension.
Let the men of the FIRE and police departments
get together. They have too many good friends
IN the District willing to help them in their cause
and they have too many good friends in Con-
gress to jeopardize their chances for fair, hon
est and adequate pension bill, by dissension be-
tween privates and superior officers. Settle the
petty differences and work shoulder to shoulder
for the common good