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The Washington herald., 1916-10-18
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A. J. Bargagni, city fireman, z1a K
St. N. E., says: my back gave me
lot of trouble. could hardly stoop
to put on my shoes in the morning, be-
cause sharp pains caught me in the
small of my back. The action of the
kidneys was too frequent and the kid
ney secretions were unnatural Two
boxes of Doan's Kidney Pills, pro-
cured from P. A. Laddon's Drug Store,
cured me-"
The Washington herald., 1916-10-18
NAVAL ORDERS,
ORDERS 10 oFrTCERs

Lieut.. Junior grade) o. r. Greene, to treatment
Naval Hospital, Yokohama, Japan.
Nstst-Endgn c. @. Clark died at zanbosnso,
P. L, October Il 1915.
The Washington herald., 1916-10-18

Mrs. Julia M. Booth, clerk in the In
dian Once, has been promoted.
The Washington herald., 1916-10-18

Miss Louise Appleton Wells, Of Bos-
ton, and Miss Thackara, Of Paris, who
have been passing the autumn at Old
Point, are spending a few days at the
willard on their way North.
The Washington herald., 1916-10-18

Mrs. Albert S. Barker, who spent the
summer with her son-in-law and
daughter. Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Corn
ing, at Albany, n. Y. has returned to
Washington for the winter.
The Washington herald., 1916-10-18

Registering at the Hotel McAlpin, New
York City. from Washington, during the
past week, have been: Mr.. I. H. Morris,
Mr.. ]. G. Bell. Mr.. NJ. G. Gibbs, Mr.. J.
r. Clark, Jr., Mr.. B. Warren, Mr.. s. D.
Lee. Mr.. B. F. Fuller. Mr.. P. r. Cuadra,
Mr.. and Mrs. F. S. Phanaka, Mr.. W. W.
Paid. Miss B. Mcdonald. Miss 3. D.
Brown, Mrs. W. D. Brown, Mr.. C. Ford,
Mr.. D. V. Chisholm, Mr.. E. Foote, and
Mr.. 3. L Nys.
The Washington herald., 1916-10-18

Mr.. Perry Belmont returned to New
port last evening from q coaching trip to
Baltimore with Mr.. William Woodward.
The Washington herald., 1916-10-18

The officers stationed at the wash
ington Barracks will entertain at the
Ofhcers' Club on the evenings Of No
vember II and December Is. They will
also give informal hops on the even
ings Of November and December 1.
The Washington herald., 1916-10-18

Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin p. Bates, Of st.
Davids, Philadelphia, announce the en-
gagement Of their daughter, Miss Helen
Bates, to Lieut.. John A. Baird, U. s. A,
Of Washington, The wedding will take
place early in January
The Washington herald., 1916-10-18

Mrs. Richardson Glover. accompanied
by her daughter. Miss Beatrice Clover,
left Washington yesterday for New
York to spend the remainder Of this
week
Der taÌˆgliche Demokrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 186?-1918, 1916-03-26
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later. 2 Gecl. Slipbers. 81 gbiIS
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Der taÌˆgliche Demokrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 186?-1918, 1916-03-26
@iia Ser bodit cfieftuoaen sdlub.
i5clle bes erItpn Mftcs iiltNcn bic &c
Ter an allGcrcr Stelle >. Wl.
Curtis SpcrnGans.

,&mtte ModHnitiag ltllb Mtrllo trr=
tctt i'm 9llrtis Spernfalts Sic fr=
~riibnlten .Al. IS. Iielos Minitrels
alf. mos icOcnialls sur 6olgc bahet
miro, 0nB BETTE 9sohmittag ltla
abeno oas @ltrtis Grarn)nils bis
5nnl lebtcn 1lab 9cfitllt lit, Gs lit
mobl faltnl nuinuet0ia, pt.pas sltlll
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2pbes fit bieielbelt 81 finben. Ml.
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|abeIte, Derlibas 2ailo b%erciieuoen Wii1l=
|1trcI=@ Disqualification. sic bsltebt aus
mid)t apcl1iger ais So Nerlonen.
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frel1eir.
Die gintrittspreiie lilo iehr mo-
Big. Sir bic Matince MN 90 Gts.
fir rel eruirtc Site I'M 9arfctt I'M
@alfpl. @allerie % @ts. Iben0s
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meroclt 0ie b~criibmtcn @eI altgsppIic1
Stars" SSobn @pans uto 2elic
WsscSsSlltprc in Dem lrelteltelt @cialtgs.
poilens5dlager uN1p Some Sptpr
@irl" auitretcn, luns Sen 2ie6baberr
bon @eiangsppiIcn pelt,e lleberf
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qerpiDlt babeil, cine lpillfpmnteat
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baB lie bic ein5igen 8eiangspplien
Stars IilO, Sic nod llidt tit Sen vge
megli6en giloer" Ibeatcrn gelebe1
1mlr0en. Sic lpcrben alttl in Sci
nadbltcn brei Sahrelt rid)t III |old9el
Der taÌˆgliche Demokrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 186?-1918, 1916-03-26
Menes aus Musmtiue.

Scr Sdlllratb pcl1 @elt 2ibertD
eroffnet geltern Die slllgebptc Der
No1los altf oas nelle $4,000 Sdril=
faus ulo iibergab Sen &pntraft fit
2ieferltng Ser Sunlme Der befonntcll
George 90. gebtel 50, Don Iauen=
port, Sic oas giinltigltc slngehpt Cit
gereidt hatte. Cine groBe Nll6abt
8ono : @eIelidaftcn rattcn ibre 9ln=
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Sdulhalts in @eit 2ibertp brarllte
befalmtlid) Dor ciniger 3eit as. NGit
ben1 Neltbal. miro 10 halo pie m0gliG
begoltaelt meroea.
! Ser staotratb BOT III ieu1cr lcs=
ten Sisl1ng oeli 9cidtlllb gefoBt, cine
rlelle Bride OH Ser pitlid,en 2. Stra=
Be iiber Sen Mab Greet baltell St lal=
len, Sic $4,000 foiten luiro. IS III
aeniigrllo @elo III Dem b~etrcffenoel
Iono ~pnr5aloeu, 10 oab nit Dem
Salt 10 bnlo uie moglid) beaonncl1
merben fanll. Sic grillfe, lpeld)e leb,
nutbpenoig mar, miro al1s perltarf.
tenn Concrete gebaltt meroen.
Sobu MartilL eiu griehild)er s(n
ge%ltelltcr Ser Nod Sslano @a6lt, CT
lit purgeitern Ben grrh oes Infer
9eines, oils er in Sii0 Mltscati1e-po l
einem 3ug fiel. Or. ". 9. Nortol
l,alm Den Gerlebtcn III gebanolung
Die gecroigltng oes perltorbcnu
$. :. Stein fano geitern Mprgel
pom Iralterballle, 2t3 mcItlidlc 6
Strabe aus aui 0ent Greenwood
Iricobof ltatt. Ircrnoc ocs GcrItpr
benerl Illl9irtcn als seideatrager.
Gr. @. e. 9forton, SEE llcl,c GrG
iioeut Der Sdn1lbe6oroc, ,at geItcri
leinc perid)icoenen l,cberlocl1 aolllite,
filr ben f~onnlenocn Sernlill crnannt
Yer Sraltellperellt Der Delttld3el
Ilntheriid)cn 3ionsgemeinoe pcriam
melte lid purgeitern IN Ser Gereins
bale NIT Sri. Bertha Spbias Uni
|Sralt SSo6n Spbias oils @aItgehcrill
nc1t. 6ralt Miaim SdAuars miri
Den Gerein oils naditc @altge6eril
benirtben.
Sic Mllscatine oro Soma sit,
Hailmap So. miro Sen Staotratb I'm
einen Sreibrief fiir cine Gnoltatiol
OH Ser Grange StraBe erilld,ell III
iilr Dos 9cgen Don @elciien inllerbal
Der StaOt. "a bic lleue @abn bic
SIR Sebl1g bes @eldldftslebens Be
Staot beitragelt miro, miro 1id) olte
Ser Staotratb uibt meigern, Sc
gabngeiellihaft perIdieoeHe Ned)t
ein5llrulmlen, melde bea6lid)tigt,G al
ienoe bon Collars in Scr Staot aus
5lgeben.
Der taÌˆgliche Demokrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 186?-1918, 1916-03-26

Sm Sdbre 1915. puroen in
@nslauo neue Saiffe nit einem Sc
lamttpnnenae6alt pon nlr 650,9l9
Ipnl,en sebolt, gesm 1683,553 Som
llen IN 1914 unb 1882, l53s in 1918.
Sn ZEN Iebten fir Sahreu
baben Der 54dBuns mad, DeufiH.
iano2 Srantuei6 unb M4,Bldnb $685.
100000, $22,00O,OOO unb $l2,OOO,=
coo besto. fir bic 2uftidiffabrt aus
geaeben.
Der taÌˆgliche Demokrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 186?-1918, 1916-03-26

llr=gnfelin bot. Ger Gebnrtstog
I'M areiie Den faIt alien So
milieltanse5ariasn 9efciert.
Milisfcmpagllic q miro on 3.
s(pril cine @ahl abbaltcn, tint Die
9eamtcn uno Sffi5iere sit erlpa6len.
Die @ahl finoet anl Mbcno Tin s llbr
in Ser armorp @alle ltatt.
Bic Gcidpporenen I'M GiItriftsae=
rift haben geiterll Sra ct. Snge Don
Goal Galep Die Sltnule bon $4,000
gegcn sic @artforo S%nlural1ce 50.
5ugeiprod}clt. Ser aldger batte eillq
Iellerperlid)er11ngsG pli5e III Scr ae=
l1arl1ten @e'ellihait uno ais 'cil
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ga Ser Marl1 altd) bei aloeren sc.
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Selter.
Der taÌˆgliche Demokrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 186?-1918, 1916-03-26

auftretat fGijllllett, aa Ser slntor bon
vMep Solltc gpmft @iri@, @err Gerrp
5. &ellcp, ourd citizen oreiidbrigelt
&plltratt al lem llnterlcln1cn gefcl=
left fat. sMlD 8pnie Comm Girl1
hat il, sten s)orf otltitg5en ollrbidla=
gsiloen grfpIg ael)utt mic She @irl
pf mn Creams. Iie bic Stars"
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aa!l5 ansae5eidncte rno Die lsenilGe
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Gin bober Glr1lt9epnB lteAt ocnt
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bc"riiinlte Sdnltlpitlcr Gauib @ar-
ficlo tsbem Gpd,int ereliallten stiltf
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gelr5. 99ie Maiesralg II cine por5iig=
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StarsSDsnter.
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Giloer follnlt 9altc llsben Maocre1
trrffliden Iarbietlu1pen oas groBl
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&altptrolle sur Muffii)rlrg, Oas alt
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lit ei1 obmediclrllssreid,es, hodltt III
tereIlalltes Grogran1ll1 porgclchcn.
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betrteaei1el1 GrltenaIIiIe oaf ser
at1iiralife2fn Ne!3.lifslosrn lpsrper
stlpo 60 Mcres Per gaa obaeerntst.
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berppr, DOB i'm Satire 1909 1913 III,
ge{sbli1 betriebene 8ronntpeln0rsu
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Sabre 1915 heren 1882.
Der taÌˆgliche Demokrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 186?-1918, 1916-03-26
Ncues ans Sod Sslanb.
Tp(at ilrcm Watten balo i'm subc.

1yplgt ibrcm @attcn balo im Suoc.
Ills @ron1 llnb ourd oen critic
nen Shred, perlriad,t Onrd ben
pl6tlidcn Spo Tires @attelt, Ser ant
1iellstag iior6, lit porgeItera Naf=
ntittag Sral1 Gorl1elia 9. sininaer
in ibrem Scim, S35 %. straBe, i'm
SITTER BON CT ssabren %geltorben. 3as
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tiers aufgebalten botte. Sim Count
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bon 9llngel1ent5iinoung befallen lllb
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geldieoen. Sic 8erltorbene muroe
orn 80. 3e3ember 1855 in @reel1=
lpile, Ga., ge6orelt, perbeirat6ete iid)
baielbit inn Sabre 1880 nit Conrad
2ininger, morallf oas Gaar int Sabre
1892 nad) &odf Sslano fam. Sic
finterlaBt 5pei Sdnpcltern nnb orei
Neffel1. Sic 2eide miro nod @rcen=
piae, 9a., sur @eeroigllng iiberfilbrt
%lperoer.
9as Groceries @eid)ait bon, Mc=
Gartbp 9rps., 4t6 %. StraBe, mllr=
Be in Ser porletten Nadt bon Iie=
ben beimgclndt, Die iidGintritt onrdl
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2angfingern aui Ser Spur SIT Ieii1.
9ie Sdiiler Ser offentlihen 5dlts
len babcn leste ISOLDE $196.51 &c.
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nit $i4.4S oil erIter steue.
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secroierug finoct ma5rideinlie
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II @illterbliebellen lino cit Sobl lal
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)e morgel1 ltatt.
Der taÌˆgliche Demokrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 186?-1918, 1916-03-26
@eirat6s grlanbniBideilre.

Glallo In,ep, gerltoll, 81, mno
sSralt Coma @iliams, @eneieo.
Surnes sc. 8ol1d)ar0, 6od SslanO,
uno Sri. Ma9nell Benedict, Sincoln,
9seh.
Son 81. @anriep, Mod Sslono, inns
Sralt 0latbiloa Caller, ..ailtneie, Sno.
Nl1orem Iltl1ar, getteloorf, Sa.,
ltno Sri. Martba MspiaforpsfL SIT
oiata @arbor, Sllo.
Sci Ser beiten @eiuulobeit uno get
tiger Stride feiertc geltem 6rnl
Marie Geterlen, cine geboreteS dnne=
Din, ibren 80. @eburtstag. Die 6ralt
bat Gin balbes Sabrbl1noert III God
SSslano gelebt. SIR @atte itarb Dor
etlpa 80 Sabrelt. Sic @reilin fanll
al,f bier @el1eratiollen idaltcn, 90 lie
in Ser Samilie cine slpel M1o1ate llr=
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-17
nuLGARIA,s sEA POTTS

| By the National Geographic Society. Lagos, the Bulgarian seaport recently bombarded by a British squadron, is, probably, one of the most exposed points on the frontier of the central Balkan kingdom. It is built in the midst of a plain stretching low back from the sea, and a wide bay, deeply cleft into the land forms a splendid harbor The low plain runs unbroken across the Greek Macedonian border, leaving the city with natural frontier unfavorabIe for de fense.
 Kavala, the port in Greek Macedonia occupied by the allied forces, lies only about 50 miles away Dedeagatch, bonn barded at the same time as Lagos, is sit uated 30 miles to the east of the latter port, and is connected with the Bulgarian hirterland by rail. This railway, the Adrianople- -Sslonild line, however skirts Lagos almost 20 miles to the north, run ming along the base of the Rhodope mountains, the great natural buIwark chain of Bulgaria. Offshoots of these mountains approach the coast east of Lagos, nearer Dedeagatch, and these, to- gether with it's advantage of railroad connection, give the port upon the Gulf of Enos, certain clements for defense.
 Lagos, on the other hand. lies open upon the land and open toward the sea. It is, however, scarcely more than fisher folks village, a scanty collection of huts along the northern coast of Af- rica. The fields around the small port, protected from harsh winds by the noun. tains in the north, are productive. but they are sparsely settled. Although it's harbor is better, the Bulgarians, after their acquisition of Aegean coast follow ing the war of 1912. doubtless influenced in their choice by the exposed position of Lagos, selected Dedeagatch as their Aegean port with future, and planned here to develop their commercial city for the handling of their part of Mediter- ranoan trade
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-17
AN 70. HENRY LIBRETTO

may not be suited to the atmosphere of music drama, but he would be a juicy plum for some clever young comedian, while Fritzi Scheff would delight us with any one of the girls in "The Four Million"
 As if summoned by the wish, there comes from William Wade Hinshaw of New York city the offer of prize of thousand dollars for the best American opera, without chorus, for cast of not more than 15 singers and an orchestra of not more than 25. MT. Hinshaw believes self-sustaining opera for the smaller cities will only be possible through some such device for keeping down expenses and that fine effects can be secured through writing especially for such ensemble.
 In imagination, the 70. Henry" plota lend themselves much more easily to mu- sical treatment than to straight drama. The Voice of the City, which is a sem timental one, is conceivably musical in theme, but the western tales would af- ford the ambitious composer 8 wider range in his search for native American tunes Whether of the east or of the west. by all means let us have an 70. Henry" opera.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-17
Explanation That Explains

As the developments are gradually revealing the reason for the reluc- tance of Greece to enter the war on the side of the entente allies, those who had censured her for her failure to enter the con- flict are growing less severe in their criticism of King Constantine and his government.
 The interview given the Associated Press by Prince Nicholas in the form of letter to the editor of the Temps of Paris brings out for the first time very significant incident and one which reveals that the allies were playing fast and loose with Greece in order to t-y and slave off the entry of BrIgaria into the war. It is poetic Justice that they have failed to keep Bulgaria out and have not succeeded in enticing Greece in.
 The sole guarantee, Prince Nicholas asserts, that Greece asked as a condi- tion of declaring war on the central powers was the territorial integrity of the Hellenic nation. This, he claims, was refused by the allies on the grounds that concessions to Bulgaria in Macedonia would eventually be
 
 necessary. Thereupon, Greece de- clined to enter contest where she
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-17
First Visit to the South

This is my first trip south, and I am enjoying it," said Caryl B. Storrs of the Minneapolis Tribune staff. "When I left Minneapolis last week there was three feet of snow on the ground, and the ther- mometer registered 14 degrees below zero
 'On reaching Memphis Monday I found delightful spring-like weather, just such as Birmingham is having From Mem phis went to New Orleans and spent Tuesday there. The weather was ideal bright and balmy.
 People who happen to strike this part of the country during raw or rainy spell have got off their jokes about the sunny south but I am told that the winters here are usually mild, with lots of sunshine.
 Chicago has had an open winter, com paratively speaking, but in Minneapolis and throughout the northwest it has been very severe winter with heavy snowfalls.
 T find Birmingham an exceptionally beautiful city. The landscape effects here remind me of some of our scenery in Minnesota"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-17
THE HARVARD LAMPooN
From the New York Globe.

From the New York Globe.
 The Harvard I4ampoon, the dean of American college humorous week1ies, and perhaps the peer of any publication of it's kind, celebrated it's fortieth birth day on Saturday-an occasion which caused much rejoicing. From the loins of the Lampoon sprang Life; at least Edward s. Martin (Harvard IT'D, on the original board of editors of the Lam poon in 1876, came to New York and founded Life and Is still it's editor. The late Francis Gilbert Atwood con tributed to the Lampoon the extremely amusing "Rollo in Cambridge" series, a parody on the book hero of our youthful days, and the present presi- dent of Harvard, A. Lawrence Lowell, posed in what might be described with out circumlocution as an undignified attitude for the cover of the fourth volume of the periodical
 The list of contributions would form a distinguished section in Who's Who" They include Robert Grant, Barrett Wendell, Curtis Guild, William Roscoe Thayer, Owen Mister, Prof. George San tayana, Grover Flint. Lloyd McKim Garrison, Winthrop Ames, Edward Knoblauch. George von Itassy, Richard Washburn Child, Earle Derr Biggers and Ernest Lawrence Thayer, the au- thor of that classic bit of verse which De Wolf Hopper will never be allowed to forget, Casey at the Bat"
 The Lampoon, 1t will be seen, be- sides contributing to the amusement of undergraduate life at Cambridge. has not been without influence in the development of American literary tal- ent, and in that capacity it will find many place in future historical sur veys of bookish accomplishment in this country. And 40 years may be considered a ripe age in these days when periodi- calls tend to rise and fall with the sea sons
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-17
JOYS OF READfNG

From the New York Telegram.
 In ''The Seven Joys of Reading" Mary Wright Hummer, principal of the Library school, New York Public Library, names the joy of familiarity first of all.
 ''The joy of familiarity comes not alone from novels and poems. You can turn at the right moment-and there are men tai as we'll as physical settings for such enjoyments to many an essay the pages of which show that that is where the book has been opened most often.
 Don't say that you have not, more times than one, on cold winter Sunday when dinner is later than usual used The Dissertation on Roast Pig as an ap- petizer. Or that you have not found sat isfaction for an oft-recurring mood of wanting you know not what in some per feet piece of writing such as Eaters Child in the House. Or that, feeling limp and languid, you have not, time and again, breathed in Emerson's Self -Reli- ance' like draught of salt sea air.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-17
The Republican Keynote

If the platform the republican state convention of New York adopted yes terday is keynote of the platform upon which the national campaign will be made, it is woefully weak. This weakness, too, will be recognized readily by the "plain peepul," and the G. o. P. will find difficulty in opposing a man of President Wilson's strength upon such issues.
 The republicans plan to stand for national preparedness and criticize the foreign policy of the administra- tion, to resuscitate the tariff question, to oppose early independence for the Philippines, and to insist upon the firm upholding of Americans rights in both Mexico and Europe.
 The platform contains nothing which will appeal closely and vitally to the great mass of the people.
 President Wilson is now asking for better equipment for national de- dense and ere the eFFction in Nov ember will doubtless be able to point to this as accomplished. This is an indorsement of the democratic stand.
 There can be no tariff question in the next election The war has pre- vented trial of the present tariff. President Wilson is at present advo- eating the creation of nonpartisan tariff board of experts.
 The independence or retention of the Philippines is not matter over which Americans will grow rabid. We have the islands and every states man since Mckinley has cried for an opportunity to dispose of them.
 It will not be well for the repub- licans to go before the people in op- position to the great principles of hu-