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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-12
The LamarS.
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The death OF Justice Joseph Rucaer Lamar
reminds the public of the contributions which
have been made 20 the history of this coun-
try By various representatives Of the dis
tinguished Georgia family with which he was
connected. In ar ungusrdeG hour the privi-
legc OF comforting names upon the children Of
the family was granted TO an eccentric rela-
tive and as g result the family history OF tire
Lamar Is studded with classical and histori-
cal prTnomens just as certain region IN
central Europe looks AS If the contents 6
the classical atlas had been spilled upon il.
There were Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus
Lamar. the elder, and Lucius Quintus Gin
cinnatus Lamar, the younger. also Nirabesu
Buonaparte Lamar, and others not quite so
named. More or lcss closely
the eminent members of this family arc
linked with the Huguenot who was conduct
ing great plantation in Georgia in the
eighteenth century. But the boys pretty
regularly showed taste for the law, the
chief exception beng the brother Of l.. Q. c..
the elder, whose name. suggestive Of the
furies Of the French Revolution. proved quite
suitable for man who led cavalry charge
with aacrity and wrote verses With facility,
the second president Of the "indeperd dent Re
public OF Texas" and fellow soldier with
Taylor at Monterey.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-12
Facts About the Scouts.

To the Editor % The Tribune
Sir: In view of the wide publicity afforded
the Boy Scout movement in recent years. your
correspondent Sigmund Reichenthal shows
a singular ignorance Of the following Gle
mentary facts:
First-The recen. 100000 campaign was
undertaken in behalf Of the Boy Scouts OF
America. and OF no other organization
Second The minimum age limit for boy
joining the Boy Scouts of America is twelve
and not nine.
Third Scouts. belonging 20 this organiza-
ton do not hold guns"
As for the statement that the scout move.
ment does rot maintain any fundamental
education" ! commend 20 NJ. Reichenthal's
perusal tho 'ffci scout handbook
CHARLES LOUIS POLLARD.
Deputy Scout Commissioner.
New York. Jan (. 1916
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-12
MR.. TAFT'S MISTAKE"
The People Are Turning Toward
New Expression Of American Spirit.
To the Editor OF The Tribune

To the Editor or The Tribune
Sir: Your editori@. IN .o-dsy'' Trbun
entitled Nj. TafJ's Mistake" rs certainly
very forceiui and illuminating piece o.
writing. The writer is a more or 'c,s 'atl.
ested observer Of the trend Of poltic,I
thought. and mas opportuu.y By reason O.
MS constant travelling over ;Ae stare. TO 2
in touch Nth the views Of many peorie Ia
diFcren, walks Of life.
II was my privilege a shor. while $50 %
have conversation with certain inauauls
citizen OF Republican affiliations. non o.
progressive Jendeac.c, and shtewd observe
Four wears ago this gentleman. while hc.Grs
= personal regard for Theodore Roossyst
,ayco IN the Republican party because be
thought. with many others. that !, could =
better cleaned from within than washed iron
without. lie tod ne q few days ago that b.
was getting ready TO vote FOR Roos yelt b..
cause lie seemed 90 be- the on. man IN d.
country that had o ramrod % hi, baeA
This mar hes been something Of a noli.lcsl
for some year, ard is representative CT r.
though. o. many Of the more open m.nts-
me- ~ the state.
simply hand this instance 10 you as a.
indication o. what seems 10 be a treLd q
opinion among some people in Connection
Many people are getting tired OF tie elli'
daily tactics Of the Wilson sdmastratei
and are waiting for the leadership Of sor-
real American. They are beginning 70 realize
that for many years Mr. Roosevelt has sioo.
for things Americans that DC was he Tno cor
sistcntiy stood Tor adequate "preparednes'
years before Wilson ever thought OF oeih'
.dcnt that never iu the history o. Or
country was the navy in better condition ln''
during the Roosevelt administration.
The people are beginning % realize 'a''
this country needs man at the helm "h''
While being good at writing diplomatic cor
respondence." D. also capable OF taking by
language that might DC undipiomatie /, f
tainly understandable. When one deals W.
sayages one is obliged 10 converse IN a me-
ner which savage Will comprehend "'
wise, if the United States IS obliged 20 ~
with people who appreciate only nc ~ ~.
bullet. bomb both within and wltno" y.
borders and torpedo, then We must n'' -
accommodate them TO the extent 'hS ''''
will understand US once and for all
The writer is not crying for war "' ~
warlike President. but does feel ire =,
need Of new American spirit tnr0's ~,
The country and the leadership OF mlH ~
enough and patriotic enough TO 'SN 80
troublous times squarely, and with e 'Ap- !,
to fight. if necessary. for the protee'V"
the life and liberty Of American ellLsn,y
"' '' AMERICAN
Bristol. Conn. Jan. D. 1916.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-12
A Blow to the Quacks.

II is well that the Supreme Court has
established the validity of the Sherley
amendment to the pure food and drugs
act. for without it there would be no way
Of dealing with some of the most per-
ricious frauds on the market. To under
stand the Importance of the amendment
we have only to recall decision of the
Supreme Court in case that was brought
before it in 1911. There was no denying
that the remedy in question was fraudu
lent: it is sufficient to say that it was one
or the many so-called cancer cures. But
the question to be decided was. in effect,
whether, under the food and drugs act, a
manufacturer or vender was at liberty to
lie about the virtues of his preparations.
The Supreme Court decided that he was;
that the law. in fact. was "aimed not At
al possible false statements, but only at
such as determine the identity of the ar
tcle, possibly including its strength, quail
ity and purity
Obviously those who framed the act
meant it to he much more comprehensive
enough at least TO con-
troll fraudulent remedieS-but by this de-
cision their purpose was utterly defeated.
There was no longer any way of dlSci-
plining those who put up cancer cures,
tuberculosis cures or diabetes cures pro-
v:ded they did not lie about the ingredi-
~ In ho
case of the cancer cure the Supreme Court
admitted that "in certain sense the state
r.ent OF the label was false. or at least
but by some odd legal turn
the falsity was condoned on the ground
that it was apparent not in point of estab
hshed or demonstrable fact, but only in
the "commendatory and prophetic aspect"
The practical consequences of such nice
legal subtletes can readily be imagined.
One who shipped Croton water as mineral
water would be liable under the act; but
if instead Of specifying its source he con
tented himself with labelling it a sure cure
for consumption or Bright's disease, the
law could not touch him, because he had
confined his lying TO considerations that
we're merely "commendatory and pro-
ohetic." Clearly, then. by this decision all
hope of regulating the traffic in fraudu-
!, MT remedies was blasted. The quacks
we're free to le as much as they pleased
rs long as they did not miSrepresent the
contents of their bottles and packets
AS soon as this important fact had been
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-12
Police Envoy. to Reformatories.

Police Commissioner Woods'S special en-
VOWS to The boys in various city correc-
,ional institutions ought 10 be productive
of much good. These ENJOYS. police ser
eeants. are telling these boys in fashion
they can understand that it pays to be
honest and doesn't pay to be crooked.
They point out the progress OF the neigh
borhood tough kid through gangdom
into prison and confirmed criminality,
eventually into PotterS Field and compare
il with the progress of the straight KID
who is honest and industrious into de-
cent lob. competence and self-respect.
And. officially. they promise TIE help OF the
Folice Department for those inmates OF
the institutions VINO on release endeavor
TO go straight
This is moi az all the conventional brand
of police work. 1t is. fortunately. potter
brand. akin to the modern theory of pre-
ventive medical practice compared with
Durelv curative. These youths IN the
homes and reformatories under the city 5
jurisdiction are at critical period. Most
Ct them are minor offenders, who may
live down their slight misdeeds and be-
come worthy, useful citizens, or may go
or to become hardened criminals or thor
oughlv worthless "bums." Talk of this
kind is trite. to be sure, bus 1t comes to
them with authority az time when they
particularly need such advice, and, more
over, it comes to them with the assurance
that the officials who can be of great help
or hindrance to them in future are willing
to help. not harm. In the past the police
man who remembered that young man
had a record" and arrested him on sus-
picion was too often the worst enemy
of the fellow who wanted TO go straight.
What Commissioner Woods's message TO
these wards Of the public means is that
they are going to get a fresh chance, a
square deal, with what Official help and
encouragement his department can give
them coupled with statement of what
that fresh chance can mean to them. 1t
will be a very weak or a very hardened
youth who doesn't react satisfactorily 20
this method of handling his problem.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-12
A Roosevelt Republican

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: Your editorial Boo this morn" -.
Tribune is one Of the most logical 'n'
triotic I have seen. My father Was 80
Of The Tribune from It's birth. } u'S on N,
with your policy in 1912 and supper ~ As
Roosevelt. out II seems 90 me- tn'' h,,,
good a Republican now o. have ca 10 ahs
Il was not llr. Roosevelt but Nr' iS'
was the traitor the dlsloyal irlehu 81, 3
As YOU so ably say, Colonel hVv.I n,
the only man of prominence 90 po''N, a.,
to-day who has had the courage 70 'y. 80 n,
boldly and state his position resa'uis- ~. 10
war. believe with Mr.. Bird ana w.. w.. usa
Massachusetts, that there are ON; uushs.
who can defeat Mr.. Wilson, out "i'
seems out OF the question. q. he,orj
That We must have leader . here
question. and who but Roosevelt ,meri.
The support Of the so-called "er n,a.s5 oil
cans of any candidate am eon'ln" also
be enough to defeat that eanaius' IN d,
firmly believe the Germsn-!AmeriesHs' Poo.t.
case of the nomination OF IheoI np.,.on. ord
Welt. will flock to the support OF Of Re
so absolutely assure the elee''0"
Colonel. ,,,ry tsss
II is certainly time that our eoun" .;',i,s,'
stand and tried 20 protect Us oN .., 0. 81
and force. IL necessary. the re't ,,e nsr
nations. Professor Wilson rs NOV
20 do this. Colonel Roosevelt ls.,vuER
HARRY A HEhA rs
Boston. Mass, Jan. 3. 1916.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-12
Peace.

Peace" you cry, and your shame up
hold
An Eagle housing on the hill
An Eagle scratching the ground for gold
"Peace!" And the dead reply. BE
still,
Our bones ye have sold"
An Eagle that skulls to shun the fight
An Eagle wallowing in the slough.
lower your torch Of light.
Tear the crown from your sullied brow
Weep in our sight.
Peace And your Panderer-fngers fold.
You have bound the Goddess-they
wreak their will.
The Eagle broods on its chest of gold.
peace" Ard the dead reply. BE
still,
Our bones We have sold"
GUY NEARING.
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The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1916-07-14
MR.. GARRETTS ADVERTISE
MENTS.

There have recently appeared in
most of the county papers in the ninth
congressional district, articles through
which it is insisted that Mr.. Garrett
should be kept in Congress for GER
tain reasons, or supposed reasons, as
signed in the articles. At the lower
right hand corner of most or all of
the articles appears "Adv.," which in
dicates that the article is inserted at
the instance of somebody (presuma-
bly, Mr.. Garrett) and paid for by some
body presumably Mr.. Garrett). One
of these articles is subheaded "Why
We Should Keep Finis ]. Garrett in
Congress, and in it the Hon. Champ
Clark is quoted as advocating long
terms for congressman. Mr.. Garrett
does not make the argument himself
through the press, and he cannot con-
sistently make it unless he has chang
ed nightly since he was elected to
congress the first time. However, it
may be true that Mr.. Garrett has
changed nightly in more than one
respect since he was elected to con-
gress. But twelve years ago, when
Mr. Garrett was making his first race
for congress, he did not then believe
it was right TO let one man represent
the Ninth Congressional District so
long, His principal argument was
that Mr.. Pierce had been in congress
fourteen years and had drawn $70,-
10000 out of the public treasury.
He said this was enough for any one
man. Mr.. Pierce had been in congress
for fourteen years, BUT NOT CON-
SECUTIVELY, There were four
years when Mr.. McDearmon was in
congress and Mr.. Pierce was out. For
this fourteen years service Mr.. Pierce
was paid $10,000.00.
AT the end of his present, term,
Mr.. Garrett will have served twelve
years CONSECUTIvELY in Congress
for which he will have been paid nine
ty thousand dollars Mr.. Pierce and
all of Mr.. CARROTS predecessors were
paid $4,000 a year for their services.
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1916-07-14
De FACTO FORCES
ROUTED BY VILLA
BATTLE LASTED FOR TWELVE
HOURS.
Gen. Enriquez, Who is Noted for His
Hatred of Americans, Will be Put
in Charge of Mexican Border
Forces by Gen. Carranza.

Ell Paso, Tex, July 12-Unofficial
reports to the American military Off
cials here indicate that Pancho Villa
has completely routed the Carranza
forces in Southern Chihuahua, after
a twelve-hour fight which ended at
noon today.
General Francisco Gonzales, the
Carranza commander at Juarez, and
Cousul Andres Garcia said they had
been unable to get any official report
of the battle, This silence is accepted
as significant by the American army
officials. 1t is not the custom of Mex
leans to report defeats.
OF equal Importance is the report
that Gen. Jacinto Trevino has been
relieved by order of the first chief
as supreme commander of the de facto
governments army in Northern Mex
leo. His successor is to be Gen. Ig-
nacio Enriquez, former military gov
ernor of the state of Chihuahua, ac-
cording to messages received here by
friends Of the latter
Gen. Enriquez is an avowed "Grin-
go hater' and raised himself to a po-
sition Of influence only by allowing
his troops to prey at will upon for
eign interests. He made no attempt to
stop Villa when the latter left Chi
huahua City in February after making
the announcement that he intended
making a raid on the border.
After the Columbus raid on March
9, it was the forces under Gen. En-
riquez which aided Villa to escape
pursuit by Gen. Pershmg's expedi-
tion.
Trevino, it is said, will be sent to
Monterey.
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1916-07-14
BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION.

On Thursday, July 9th, Mrs. ]. B.
Kerr of Stanton delightfully."- enter
tanned a few friends and relatives in
honor of Mrs. Fannie Welch, an aunt
of the hostess husband, the occasion
being the eightieth birthday anniver-
sary of the honoree. The object of
the entertainment having been kept
secret from the recipient it was a
pleasurabe surprise when she entered
the dining room and was conducted
to the seat of honor which was taste
fully decorated in pink and white,
and was told it was all in loving rem
embrance of her 80th birthday. The
color scheme pink and white, was car
ried out in the decorations. The table
center piece was beautiful silvery
castle, upon and around the columns
of which were arranged 80 tiny pink
candles, set in little white roses, the
whole resting upon foundation of
green, besprinkled with pink and white
sweet peas. The dining room and re-
ception hall were fragrant and bright
with many beautiful flowers. After
the guests had partaken of a splen-
did and well served dinner, the lovely
young hostess brought in a basket
prettily decorated in pink and white,
which was filled with gifts from rel
atives and friends, and that was open
ed and presented to Mrs. Welch by
Mss Matte Caldwell, after she had
read the many expressions of love on
the gift cards. The guests present
were Mrs. Susan Coppedge, Mrs. Ad-
die Dixon, Mrs. Mollie Cartmell, Mrs.
Mollie Caldwell, Mrs. Ella Rudd, Mrs.
Fannie Welch, Mrs. Fannie Kerr, Miss
Matte Caldwell and Mrs. A. D. Kerr.
A GUEST.
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1916-07-14
STATE ELECTION
BOARD MEETS
VACANCIES FILLED IN NUMBER
OF COUNTY BOARDS
Ti2ton Succeeds Rainey in Haywood.
Action on Shelby and UnicOi
Postponed Until TOday-Oth-
er Matters Taken up.

At a called meeting of the state
election board, held in Nashville We'd
nesday afternoon, at which all mem
.be,s were present, number of va
cancies, in county election boards were
filed. but action on the vacancies in
the Shelby and Unicoi boards was
postponed until today, when the board
will meet again in Nashville.
The vacancy in the Shelby county
election board was caused by the
resignation Of Mike Tate, member,
who is candidate for sheriff of Shell
BY county. Mr.. Tate rendered his
resignation to the board sometime
ago, but was prevailed on to serve
through the recent supplemental reg
istratione
z To take the place of Tate there is a
lively contest going on, in which the
followers of former Mayor Crump and
the anti-Crump democrats of Shelby
county are striving to name the COM
missioner.
in addition to filling vacancies in a
number of counties caused by the de-
Citation or failure of appointees to
qualify, the board took up the contro-
vessy over the regulations to govern
v6ing on the question of constitu-
tional convention. The board adopt
ed resolution offered by Jam IS R.
iland directed to the various county
lelsetion boards in the state in which
~ slnd is taken that under the act
trlvidinsafer a vote on the subject af
EIn general election and the gonstitae
f'cl!sT 5onvei ron erection Should be
held by the me set of ofickrs, but
returns MAJ separately.
Among ether appointments James
Upton of Brownsville was appointed
to succeed R. R. Rainey, in Haywood
county.
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1916-07-14
Mr.. Garrett has drawn $500 a year
for his services.

Mr.. Garrett has drawn $500 a yeal
for his services.
1t now appears that Mr.. Garrett
objects to the rule that he invoked
against Mr.. Pierce being invoked
against him. What was sauce for the
goose then is not sauce for the gan.
der now-at least so Mr.. Garrett
would have the people believe.
Another "Adv." that appears in
many of the country papers is headed
Garrett and President Confer on
Mexico Is that so? What do you
think of a congressman advertising
the fact that he has had conference
with the president as a reason why
he should be returned to congress
"The President Confers with Gar
rett," MRS. Jones Praises Tanlac."
Don't the two advertisements sound
something alike? There is probably
not member of congress with whom
the president has not conferred, but
in these Advertisements" Mr.. Gar
rett would have the people believe
that when the president confers with
congressman that that congressman
is SOME pumpkins, therefore, Mr.,
Garrett would have you believe that
he is "S0ME pumpkins!"
But there is one thing about these
advertisements that is very eonspic-
Gus because of its absence, and that is
the failure TO find or refer to any
thing that Mr.. Garrett has done for
his constituency during the twelve
years in congress and for his $50, 1000
that he has drawn! 1t appears that
Mr.. Garrett proposes to wage a
"Patent Medicine" campaign; he pro-
poses to ADVERTISE himself. He
does not meet the issues squarely.
He does not tell the people what he
has been doing for them during the
twelve years he has been in congress.
He does not explain why he voted
against the Shackelford bill, nor does
he touch upon some other important
matters, but he asks the people to re-
nominate him because Champ Clark,
WHO is HIMSELF A CANDIDATE
FOR REELECTION, advocates long
terms for eOngressmen-and because
1.-The president conferred with him
t'Thoughtful Democrat n 44e.nLo.-..
Courier Chronicle. adv
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1916-07-14
EDUCATORS DISCUSS
PROBLEMS OF SCHOOLS
Annual Conference of County Educa-
tors in Session Monday and
Tuesday in Memphis.

Matters of vital Importance to the
county schools were discussed at the
annual conference of the county su-
perintendents Of education of West
Tennessee, which opened Monday NOR
ming at the West Tennessee Normal
school, Memphis, and closed Tuesday
afternoon.
The conference was attended by
S. W. Sheriff., state superintendent of
public instruction, S. W. Sheriff.; W.
r. Bourne, state high school inspect
or; ]. B. Brown, state rural school su-
perintendent; Mrs. Pearl Williams Kel
ly, director of library extension work f;
J. L. Smith, state superintendent of
county schools, all Of Nashville.
c. L. Riding, superintendent of edu-
cation of 0bion county was chairman
of the conference, and in the absence
of Miss Charl Williams, Shelby county,
who is attending the national educa-
ton association meeting in New York,
County Superintendent P. H. Murphy
of Decatur county acted secretary.
Among the questions discussed and
acted upon were those pertaining to
the consolidation of the schools in all
counties throughout the state; county
teachers meetings and suggestions for
vitalizing them, an ideal county sys-
tenn of schools in West Tennessee, ed
ucational progress for West Tennes-
see, teaching force of West Tennes-
see and how to improve it.
w. R. Bourne, state high school in
spector, read a paper on "The High
School Situation in West Tennessee. "
"An Educational Survey Of a Typical
West Tennessee County" was pre-
scented and discussed by ]. B. Brown,
superintendent of rural schools, and
F. L. Smith, state superintendent Of
high schools.