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The Washington herald., 1916-04-24

1t was bad enough that the federal
offices should be emptied wholesale
upon change of parties in the ad-
ministTation to make room for the
paTtisans of the successful leaders, as
they had been when Mr.. Lincoln came
to the presidency,-as they had been
at every change of parties since Cen
ersl Jacksons day; but that had at
least given political solidarity to the
administration and made the Presi-
dent in some sort master in the coun-
sells of his party.
Now a new and sinister sign was
added that the official patronage of
the government was to be used, not
to strengthen and solidify the admin
istration, but to give secure political
power to local managers who were to
be permitted to dictate to the Presi-
dent whom he should appoint to office.
In one State after another there
emerged some one mana senator, a
representative, a federal official of
high office,-who was recognized as
the Presidents only adviser with re-
gard to all appointments within his
State; and all federal office holders
within that State became by natural
consequence his sycophants.
In the South these petty masters
were too often the political adven-
turers who had been drawn to their
places of preferment by the tempta-
tions of the process of reconstruction.
when the negroes waited to be used,
or men who were themselves the sub
servient tools of politicians in Wash
ington.
General Grant himself felt the de-
moralization of the system very keen
ly and desired its radical reformation,
but was easily imposed upon by men
whom he trusted. and he trusted men
without discrimination. He had great
simplicity of character. He judged
men shrewdly enough when he saw
them in action, but had little insight
into their real motives and character
when associated with them in counsel
1t seemed to him unnatural. un-
faithful. as it had seemed to General
Jackson. to doubt or distrust his
friends,-not so much because he was
soldier and ready to stand by his
comrades with stout allegiance as
The Washington herald., 1916-04-24

because, like most men of simple ma
ture, he deemed others as honest as
himself, and suspicion a thing for
rogues TO hsrbor.
The President had alienated, more
over. certain men whose support he
could not AFFORD to dispense with. He
had set his heart upon the annexation
of santo Domingo to the United
States, and had come to an open
breach with Mr.. Charles Sumner,
chairman of the Senate Committee on
Foreign Affairs upon the matter.
That and many other things, great
and small, had driven Mr.. Horace
Greeley also into opposition, the er-
ratio, trenchant editor of the New
York Tribune.
Mr.. Sumner seemed TO a great many
men in the country to stand for the
older, better, more elevated traditions
of the Republican party, which Cen
eral Grant seemed to be fast drawing
to the lower levels Of self-aggran.
dizement and power.
Mr.. Greeley wrote editorials every
day which told like sharp blows upon
the consciousness of all the thousands
of plain men the country-sides through
who looked to the Tribune for guild
ance as to an oracle.
1t was no light matter to have such
men set against the administration.
1t was the more embarrassing be-
cause there were large matters of pol
icy, as we'll as scattered items of mis-
taken action and vague fears for the
civil service. upon which an Opposi-
tion could concentrate
At the heart of these was the dis
franchisement of the white men of
the South. 1t was plain to see that
the troubles in the southern States
arose out of the exclusion of the bet
ter whites from the electoral suffrage
no less than from the admission of
the most ignorant blacks
1t was no doubt in part because the
South could not use its real leaders
in open political contest that impatient
men and radicals had been driven TO
use secret combination and all the
ugly weapons of intimidation.
Tomorrow The Liberal Republican,
Revolt.
The Washington herald., 1916-04-24

Miss Margaret Bryan, Of Phoenix. Ariz,
IS here to spend some time with her par
ents, PAY inspector and Mrs. Samuel
Bryan. L. s n.
MIS-. Berkeley wife OF DR.. Berkeley, OF
the Naval Academy experiment station.
Wss suddenly called TO her home in
Orange. Va. by the illness OF her mother
LIeut. W. c. Wickhsm, U. S. N. and
Mrs wickham attended the wedding OF
yeUt Wickham's brother, George Bsrks-
dale Wickham and Miss Virginia Ches-
ternsn. at Hickory Hill, Hanover. Va
Mrs Mary Shields Lawson. mother OF
NJidshipman Joseph II. Lawson, OF Kan
sas city, No, is visiting her son.
The Misses Clair. OF Cottage Point. n
V. are visiting Commander and Mrs
Dennis Mullsn. They are the sisters Of
Rev. clair, OF st. MRrys
Mrs. Bright wife OF Lieut.. Bright, L.
s n. is visiting her mother. Mrs. w
Larned Marcy, while her husband is in
Haiti
Mrs. c. McCIoy. wife Of Lieut. McCIoy,
L. s. NJ. c., is visiting her parents, Capt
and Mrs. Ward.
The Washington herald., 1916-04-24

Representative Edwards, of Georgia, an
nOunces that he will not be candidate for re-
election because a Congressman's job has be-
come an all-year He might have been a
little more patient. 1t is not impossible that the
people next November will elect a Congress that
will be able to do its work in half the time. 1t
IS only in the last eight years or so that Con-
gress has found it necessary to remain in ses-
sion almost continuously. And the law limits
The closing session of the present Congress to
three months anyway.
The Washington herald., 1916-04-24

Former President Taft believes the United
States troops should be withdrawn from Mexico,
since they have fulfilled their mission. THE
administration should not be misled by fear of
political criticism, but should act immediately
On the withdrawal of our troops" he says Prof.
Taft has seldom offered the administration ad-
vice, and the wisdom of his suggestion regard
ng Mexico will hardly be doubted Besides, if
withdrawal would arouse only political criticism,
which probably would be the case, the admins
ration would suffer no serious injury.
The Washington herald., 1916-04-24
AnnapoIis Notes.

Annapolis. Nd. April 2S-Lieut. H. G
Fuller, L. S. N, is here visiting his fam
lily.
Miss Annie DashieIl. Of Washington, is
visiting her sister, Mrs. Grafton D. Rid
out.
ington to attend the conference of the
Navy League and TO attend q dinner
given In honor of the league.
Mrs william Coleman Rogers, formerly
The Washington herald., 1916-04-24

Gov. Goethals, of the Canal Zone threatens
to invoke the quarantine regulations against Sec
retary McAdoo and party if they stop at a port
on the west coast of South America. However,
it is to be hoped that this will not result in
their returning to Washington in undue haste.
The Washington herald., 1916-04-24

"A South African Hottentot is more modest
in his or her wearing apparel than the girls who
dress according to modern fashion," says D. R
". Corwin, chief surgeon of the Colorado Fuel
and Iron Company. But since the Hottentotess
doesn't know how modest she is and the Ameri-
can miss doesn't know how indecent she is,
why should modest man undertake to enlighten
thcm2
The Washington herald., 1916-04-24

The Public Health Service reports that 62o
Of every 1000 enlisted men in the United States
army were i'll at some period during the year
1914, while employees of the civil service in
Washington lost but s,84 days each on an average
on account of illness during the year, or nearly
three days less than the average of the soldiers.
Even the Public Health Service does not offer
an explanation, but the figures certainly appear
to exonerate the government clerks of the charge
Of an unreasonable loss of time on account of
illness
The Washington herald., 1916-04-24
AS TO CONVENIENT.

I have small use for that content
Which means on ease Pm wholly bent.
But the contentment that remains
Fen in the midst of poignant PAINS
When l have done the best I couIs-
That is a treasure wholly goou,
And holds the troubled heart Of me
Proof 'gainst the shafts of misery.
tCopyright lsl6l
The Washington herald., 1916-04-24

Senator Hardwick, of Georgia, advocated plac-
ing a tax upon the domestic consumption Of
sugar rather than retaining the import duty If
the Senator will inquire at any grocery store
he will discover that there already is a heavy
tax on sugar consumption.
The Washington herald., 1916-04-24

Henry Ford is one of the few practical men
who do not scoff at the claim of Louis Enricht
that he make a substitute for gasoline for
l cent a gallon. Mr.. Ford visited the chemist
and gave him automobile to be used for
experiments. If the new fluid does what is
claimed for it great national problem will be
solved and if it fails there will at least be a
rev crop Of Ford jokes.
The Washington herald., 1916-04-24

Philadelphia scientist has spent years in
an effort to teach pet orang-outang to talk
and now that the intelligent animal has learned
to call him papa" instead of regarding it with
satisfaction as confirmation of Darwins theory,
he is disposed to be resentful.
The Washington herald., 1916-04-24

The annual report of the district attorney of
New York County indicates that unmarried men
outnumber the married ones two to one as vio-
lators of the law. Merely false Interpretation
OF the figures doubtless The married men, be-
of superior training not found out so
often.
The Washington herald., 1916-04-24

Il am strictly temperate, healthy and strong
farmer. and I have been searching sixteen years
in forty-two States and two foreign countries
for the right kind Of wife" walls Connecticut
man. 81 have yet to find the woman and I
wish the newspapers would help me-" That fell
low will not cause even a ripple of excitement
in the ranks Of the leap year maids
The Washington herald., 1916-04-24

The recognition which Houdini, the wizard,
won from official Washington, including MEM
bers of the Senate may have been inspired by
admiration if not envy, of his ability to
wriggle out of tight places.
The Washington herald., 1916-04-24

Baltimore woman accuses her husband OF
turning on the gas and then locking her in her
room; and the chances are he won't even have
to pay the gas bill
The Washington herald., 1916-04-24
A Line o Cheer Each Day o the Year.
By IoHN KENDRIcK BANGS.

First printing Of original poem, written daily
for The Washington Herald
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-08-25
ITEMS OF INTEREST
F. IN AND ABOUT TOWN
News and Gossip Of Washing
ton and Washington
TerseIy Told. q.

lGsn with long. tapering plano" fin
gsrs are apt to desert after short SER
vioe while those having stubby digits,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-08-25
CIVIL SERVICE TOO
SLOW, SAYS LANSING
Had to Be Ignored Because Of
Prompt Need for Clerks, De-
cIares Secretary.

Admitting that a large number of
persons have been appointed to POSI-
lions in the State Department outside
the civil service and giving as the
reason for ignoring the civn service
the fact that II was necessary to Sc
cure temporary clerks in the shortest
possible time because Of the increase
Of duties due to the war, Secretary of
State Lansing has replied to a reso1u-
tion recently passed by the Senate. II
asked for facts regarding the en-
ployes OF the State Department In
this Administration.
The statement Of the Secretary shows
that from August ], 1914, to July I. 1916
1855 temporary employees were appointed
Because of the urgency Of the situa
tion." says the Secretary, land the pres.
sure confronting the department, II wal
necessary to secure these needed tempo.
rary clerks in the shortest possible time
From July 1. 1918. to June 30. 1916, sew.
enty-six employees were appointed Il
statutory positions to Nil vacancies
Twenty of these were named outside the
civil service and four were named by in.
dividual executive order. July /, 1915
eighty employees were transferred from
the temporary to the statutory list Of tn;
department by executive order on re-
quest Of Secretary Lansing.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-08-25
J. c. Albert Roy.

Funeral services for J. c. Albert Roy.
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Rodolphe G. Roy.
who died Yesterday aged four wears. will
be held at the residence. 457 Massachu-
setts avenue northwest. tomorrow at 2
o'clock. Interment will be made In
Rock Creek Cemetery
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-08-25
REPUBLICANS SEE
VICTORY IN MAINE
Senators Get Letters Predicting
Majority Of 10000 In Pine
Tree State.

Forecasts Of . big Republican victory
in Maine are coming in by letter TO the
Republican Senator'S who are on the
committee In charge Of the Senatorial
campaign.
Letters are reaching the committee
from all quarters Of the State. These
letters predict the Republicans will car
~ the State BY 1000. and elect both
Senators.
The moral effect Of such a victory, in
the opinion OF Republican leaders.
would be to help cause q Republican
landslide In November.
Exodus OF Senators and House MEM
bers Of both parties to Maine to take
part in the speechmStlng has begun.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-08-25
APPOINT LEO S. ROWE
AS AN INTERPRETER
Will Be Secretary Of American
Mexico Board.

Leo s. Rowe. professor of political
economy at the University of Pennsyl-
vania. will be secretary and inter-
prefer for American members Of the
joint commission which will seek a
solution of Mexican problems. Prof.
Rave was secretary of the recent
Washington. Appointment of Span
ish-speaking secretary and interpre-
ter was necessary as none OF the
three American mediators, Secretary
Lane, Judge George Gray. or John r.
Mott, speaks Spanish.
Special Agent Rodgers at Mexico
City has advised the State Depart
mont the three Mexican commissio on
ers will leave Mexico City Saturday
Tho first meeting Of the mediators
probably will be held at the Hotel
Biltmore. New York. September 4
Tho mediators will then adjourn To
meet again at some New England re-.
sort, to be selected.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-08-25
A. III. Bradley.

Funeral services for A. II. Bradley.
Of New York city. who died at the resi-
dence OF his sister. 1122 Fast Capitol
street. this city. on Tuesday. were held
under auspices Of the Masonic frater-
nifty yesterday at I o'clock
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-08-25
VALUABLE DIAMOND
ISLOST BY DOCTOR
Police Also Learn Of Theft Of Bar
bers' Tools and Watch.

A 500 diamond ring was lost at Glen
Echo last night by DIR. Norman Glover.
OF Wardman's Courts. Fourteenth and
Clifton streets northwest.
DR.. Glover told the police this morn
ing that the stone fell from its setting
In ring which he had on his finger.
With New York In the throes of q
BARRIERS strike. the Washington police
a safety razor and a pair OF BARRIERS
clippers here last night.
Aggie Fingler. of 12A I street north
west, reported the loss OF the razor.
and Fred Bolell. Of 1895 Georgia avenue
were stolen.
Edward Payne, employed In the train
yards at Union Station, reported stolen
from the roundhouse at lexington
some time yesterday. gold watch
valued at S69
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-08-25
LOCAL MENTION.

Consultation and Estimates Fur
nished without cost. DR.. Vaughan's
Dental Office. 37 7th st. N. w.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-08-25
By the u. 8. Soldiers Home Band,
at the band stand, $50 p. m.
JOHN 9. N. ZIMMERMAN, Leader.

March, Through Bolts and Bars"
Urbach
Overture, "Aroido". Verdi
Two Songs
(a) Little Gray Home in the
West" ...................... .Lohr
(b) There's . Hill By tbe Sea-
Lohr
Selection, "Rigole tto". Verdi
Patrol. THE y. 8. A.. .Ciaypoole
valse Lento. 1.-THE Defense Of
Love" ...................Van Praag
Fox Trot, 1.-THE Murray Walk" .Biese
Finale, Come Back to Erin. Reed
THE Star-Spangled Banner"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-08-25
Contract to Raise Hector.

The Navy Department has awarded
the contract for raising the naval COL
lier Hector to the Merritt Wrecldns
Company and .he Yankee wrecking
Company. The Hector broke In two
during a storm off the South Carolina
coast few weeks ago. The two
wrecking companies will endeavor to
tow the two ends Of the vessel into dry
dock so that the boat may be recon-
struc.ed.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-08-25
Special Rally Tonight.

A special meeting in connection with
the Colored Baptist rally being conduct
cd at the Cosmopolitan Baptist Church
will be held tonight at 8 o'clock at which
the woman evangelist. Mrs A. B. Reed.
and other speakers will assist. A chorus
choir. under direction of Prof. w. Il.
Slater, Of Vermont Avenue Baptist
Church. and consisting Of 100 voices.
will give a special musical program.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-08-25

denoting stability
Of character and
utter lack Of the
artistic tempera-
mont, usually stand
by their oats and
make the best Ma.
rines. according To
finger-print experts
at HEADQUARTERS OF
the United States
marine corps.
Although deser'
tons from I h z
corps are light al
all times It has
been found that
actors. sign writ
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-08-25
ay. walters. furnish

eIs, and, strange 70 say, wafters, fufh1sh
the largest number OF deserters.
Records, including finger prints, or
are kept at headquarters for purposes
OF Identification, and there are cases
on record where bodies. with finger
tipe intact. have been positively tdcrti-
fled through the finger print medium.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-08-25
FUNERAL RITES FOR
CAPITAL RESIDENTS
Places and Time Of Services Ar.
ranged by Bereaved Familiea
Maude c. Manning,

Funeral services for Maude Chester
Manning. daughter Of the late Alfred
=: and Cynthia Ann Manning. who died
Wednesday at the George Washington
UmiverNty Hospital. aged forty-two
years. will be held at the residence in
the Melrose. 134S Clifton street north
west. tomorrow at 2 o'clock. Private
interment will be made in Rock Creek
Cemetery.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-01-14
TRY THIS EASY WAY
TO CLEAR YOUR SKIN
WITH RESIN0L SOAP

Battle your face for several minutes
with Resinol Soap and warm water,
working the creamy lather INTO the
skin gently with the finger-tips. Then
wash off with more Resinol Soap and
warm water, finishing with dash OF
clear cold water to close the pores.
Do this once or twice day. and you
will be astonished how quickly the
healing, antiseptic Resinol medication
soothes and cleanses the pores, re-
moves pimples and blackheads, and
leaves the complexion clear, fresh
and velvety. In severe cases little
Resinol Ointment should also be
used. Resinol Soap is sold by all
druggists.-Adv
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-01-14
Hairs of Rock Plants.

In a certain issue of the English
publication, knowledge, there is
short paper on the hairs of rock
plants, by K. E. Styan. The glandular
hairs of the Saxifrage are described.
The three types of hairs dealt with
are the silky or woolly hairs of the
Edelweiss and the like; the stellate
hairs which form a felted covering to
many leaves, as in Aubretias and Alys-
sums, and the glandular, which may
occur alone or in conjunction with
one of the other types. The hairs are
mainly protective against atmospheric
conditions, but the glandular hairs
may in some cases serve to attract in
sects.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-01-14
AMkMarQ.

An amusing story was told by Mrs.
E. Rennie of Harrogate in opening
bazaar at Eccleshill A visitor to a
hospital for soldiers was surprised to
hear one of the patients being ad-
dressed by the nurses by his Christian
name, it being customary to address
patients by their surnames only. Upon
inquiry as to why this distinction was
accorded to the particular soldier re-
ferred to, the reply received was:
well, we can't very well call him
by his surname"
But why not?" queried the some
what astonished visitor. :.
you see," was the overwhelming
answer, his surname is Love, and it's
rather awkward-."-Tit-Bi
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-01-14
PUZZLED
Hard, Sometimes, to Raise Children.

Childrens taste is Outlines more
food to fit the bodv, than that of adults.
Nature works more accurately through
the children.
A Brooklyn lady says: "Our little boy
had long been troubled with weak
digestion. We could never persuade
him to take more than one taste of
any kind of cereal food. He was
weak little chap and we were puzzled
to know what to feed him on.
"One lucky day we tried Grape-Nuts.
Well, you never saw a child eat with
such relish, and 1t did me good to
see him. From that day on it seemed
as though we could almost see him
grow. He would eat Grape-Nuts for
breakfast and supper. and | think he
would have liked the food for dinner.
THE difference in his appearance
is something wonderful.
my husband had never fancied
cereal foods of any kind. but he be-
came very fond of Grape-Nuts and has
been much improved in health since
using it.
we are now a healthy family and
naturally believe in Grape-Nuts.
"A friend has two children who were
formerly afflicted with ricketts,. l was
satisfied that the disease was caused
by lack of proper nourishment. The
children showed it. So l urged her
to use Grape-Nuts as an experiment
and the result was almost magical.
"They continued the food and to-
day both children are as well and
strong as any children in this city.
and. of course. my friend is firm be-
lever in Grape-Nuts, for she has the
evidence before her eyes every day."
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
| Crack, Mich.
Ever read the above Ietterf A new
| one appears from time TO time. They
are genuine, true, and full of human
interest.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-01-14
|" CASCARETS' ACT
ON LIVER; BOWELS
No sick headache, biliousness,
bad taste or constipation
by morning.
Get a 1O-cent box.

Get a 10-cent box.
Are you keeping your bowels, liver,
and stomach clean, pure and fresh
with Cascarets, or merely forcing a.
passageway every few days with
Salts, Cathartic Pills, Castor Oil or
Purgative Waters?
Stop having bowel wash-day. Let
Cascarets thoroughly cleanse and reg
ulate the stomach, remove the sour
and fermenting food and foul gases,
take the excess bile from the liver
and carry out of the system all the
constipated waste matter and poisons
in the bowels.
A Cascaret tonight will make you
feel great by morning. They work
while you sleep-never grippe, sicken
or cause any inconvenience, and cost
only 10 cents box from your store.
Millions of men and women take a
Cascaret now and then and never
have Headache. Biliousness, Coated
Tongue, Indigestion, Sour Stomach or
Constipation. Adv.
A recent official estimate gave Vene-
Zuela a population of 2S12,66S.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-01-14

a
and selling eheebyr
n quaint al two m h Clarence
arn Newpape Union, al City, Uah
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-01-14

Fair though the skies where fances may wander
Fair though the lands where footsteps may roam
Idaho still to the heart will grow fonder,
Fairest of all the scenes Of our home
Where mid thy canyons the torrents are flowing,
Where thy SUBMITS the crags SO steep
Fairest of flow'rs the syrnga is growing,
Waking to beauty the deserts gray sleep.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-01-14
HAIL TO THEE, IDAHO

in oneh of and CnS
mayw he prMd
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-01-14

Mystical light on the mists Of the morning,
Gemmed rainbow of jewels afiame,
Seen by the red men, thy mountains adorning,
Gave thee, Oh Gem of the Mountains, thy name
Stainless and fair as that sunburst of glory,
Staunch as the stars, above swerving or blight,
Land that we love be thus ever thy story;
God of all greatness still guide US Alright
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-01-14

A recent official estimate gave Vene-
zuela a population of 2,s12,66S.