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The Washington herald., 1917-12-23
NEWSIE NOTES.

Clarence Burlington Kelland. author
of Sudden JIM" ETC., moved last
week with his family and his library
from Vermont to Long Island, where
he intends to make his winter home.
There will be a new novel from his
pen next season, and within the nexs
few days he will bring out his fifth
Mark Tidd book for younger readers
Mark Tidd-Editor."
Sinclair Lewis. author Of "The Job"
left New York last week. where he
has been since his return from his trip
to the Pacific Coast, for Minneapolis.
where he and Mrs. Lewis expect to
spend the winter. They took with them
something they value even more than
his new book, THE Innocents," pub
lished last week-their little son, who
was born q few weeks ago.
THE Ear in the Wall" and''The ST.
lent Bullet" two more volumes of
Craig Kennedy detective stories by
Arthur B. Reeve, are brought out this
week in a new edition by Harper &
Brothers In both of these books the
intuitive Kennedy solves problems un-
solvable to others.
IAN ideal soldier should be we'll
bred, well fed and we'll read. Tho
government will attend to the frs.
two; let US look after the third"
writes Carolyn Wells, author or
''Faulkner's Folly" and something like
. hundred other books, apropos Of the
special object Of the war liberty fund.
An interesting contribution to the
work of this fund has been made by
Mrs. Annit Nathan Meyer in a collec-
ton of autographed opinions on the
war by famous American and English
authors. Mrs. Meyer is having a book
made of the signed contributions, and
will sell the volume by subscription,
the proceeds to swell the liberty fund.
Already a number Of opinions from
other representative American writers
have been received.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-23
RECALLING AN EARLY DEFEAT OF TAMMANYl
Activities Of Bowke Cochran Recalled When Prominent Poll
tcians Gather Washington Hotel Lobby and Swap Yarns

~our old friend Pssdemouiuns
reigned- As the black locks Of the
Tammany orator waved, one could
readily discern that the pivotal round
In the contest was on william Q.
Whitney was directing the Cleveland
forces, and he looked anxious. Out
side q storm was raging. Ths roof
Of the temporary wigwam LEAKED ana
the chairman was protected By =
friendly umbrella
"Gentle-men OF the con-ven-tfon" Il.
fenced the crowd. and Bourks Cochran
was launched on q speech that has
become memorable. The mass received
him m silence, and silent too, wers
The forty-two from New York STATE.
finally. the speaker paused and said
Grover Cleveland IS the most popu.
lar man In America"
Then came q scene Of cheering sucf
as had not been heard before The
Cleveland delegates considred st the
opening sentence In the submission Of
Tammany TO the win Of the majority.
Everybody yelled until hoarse-everys
BODY except Tammany-grim. with SET
jaws, surveying the scene with cold
and impressive eyeA Finally, after ted
minutes the noise subsided ana Coch<
ran said: =.
''T repeat-Grover Cleveland IN ths
most popular man In America, every
day in the year
Again the enthusiasm broke. Agsiu
the crowd misread the thought, aRair
Tammany sat silent. Minutes piled on
minutes before order was restored, and
Cochran completed the sentence which
was:
'"Grover Cleveland Il the most pouu.
lar man In America, every day In the
year-except election day. The dele.
gates sat stunned TammAuy was on
its feet. and itss feet on the chairs.
and its head was up and its tai
waving.
''old Dan sIclLIes was on q chair,
with his old army hat on his erutch
waving and cheering like mad. That
forty-two made more noise than the
other 1000 In seats and galleries.
Cochran had reached his climax. Ha
had hoped TO stampede enough dele-
gates TO make q showing.
The vote 'wass soon on md when
half way through the speaker turned
To Mr.. Whitney. who smiled this an-
swer: Mr.. Cleveland will win in the
FIRST ballot
And he nd. TsmnAny returned
with tan between legs-but ister ten
into line and worked for Cleveland 90
the extent that New York city gave
him forty-two Of his pluralIty-in the
ELECTORAL College,
The Washington herald., 1917-12-23
Reaching for the Moon.

Mailing down peace with Russia is utterly beyond
the power of Germany. No force on earth could do 1t
Russia in revolution is law unto itself.
The Kaiser may get his peace pact, but 1t VIII no
more stand I'D than an empty sack of -four. 1t may
tempt him to strip the Eastern front OF his egons to
leave his entire flank exposed If he does so, this pre-
diction NAV be hazarded 1t will be the colossal Ger
man military blunder of the war
Gradually the truth is dawning the world-that
Germany has more fear from the gigantic chaos OF
Russia than the allies Germany is face to face with
the great temptation of the war. She must gamble
that Russia will "stay pu-stake her fate keeping
the Russian bear asleep Gamble she must If she
would win the war. Gamble she must on the assump-
ton that Russia will continue she is now. If she
cannot stake all this last throw OF the dice then
the whole peace plot is wrecked; the whole program
of intrigue has miscarried the plans OF Hindenburg
for 1913 are mere scrap of paper"
Germany is attempting to put big deal over in the
silly hope that revolution and revoutionaries can be
made to behave" Her success with the Bolsheviki
crew in Petrograd has intoxicated her to the point
where she thinks she put ring in the nose Of the
bear and cage him Germany's diplomacy operating
along this line is on a par with Zimmermann's moon
shine of last January about Mexico attacking the
United States and reganing her lost provinces of
Texas and Arizona
The allies are giving Germany free hand. go
as far you like" they And Germany is walking
into powder box-gong to people who are just be-
ginning to test and try the red forces of revolt
ton Revolution in Russia, no matter how disin-
tegrated the Russian armies are-partcularly pro-
gressive, decentralzing revolution-remans menace
on the German flank dangerous than Cossack
regiments.
1t is apparent that the Bolsheviki cannot con-
troll Russia. Nobody can control Russia Germany, in
attempting it. is due for fall that will be ncalcu-
liable moral victory for her enemies.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-23
Hello!

At the Christmas season, when everybody tries to
think of everybody have you thought about that grand
army of young women who serving you to the best
of their ability in the various telephone exchanges?
We will not find much of echo for this, but
predict that heaven will be the future home for
many telephone operators for they surely having
their hell this earth-and it szzes in Washington.
We vent spleen the poor service of the
patient girl at the switchboard-yes, sometimes she's
stupid-but not often We take no cognizance of the
congestion of the unusual rush. of the weather. of the
scarcity Of hep-we just get mad and brayely shout
wrath at the unseen ears of the girl" operator.
Even at the cost of seeming TO be profane we can
only paraphrase Jim Bludsos eptaph, She's done her
damndest. Angels could do no more"
Let US not forget her next Tuesday-if only to
wish her a merry Christmas.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-23

Harry Lauder is an institution fun-loving, hui
man-hearted warm-booded going concern that makes
ordinary radiator look like arctic ice foe You
connected by wireless with Lauderism whenever
Lauder sings cracks joke-and some of his jokes
are cracked.
All through his fun you sense the pathos of his
life-the giving up of only son on Flanders field
and he told you of the woman in Maine who wrote
him Of son, American, in France who was idling
time in cemetery hummng "Roamn' in the Gloamin'
and who unwrapped Union Jack from cross only
to find the of Capt John Lauder and of how that
Sammy searched the sodden field and found the last
Of summer" and placed it at the head there was
not dry eye in the theater.
Altogether the best plea for American awaken
ing when he told Of the return of the ships with
those who could see" and with those who could
not hear" and with those who could not talk" the
crpples, the shell shocked and the mentally wrecked.
1--WE must do something for them" said he. And
indeed we must When the MANNED come back we will
get idea of the horrors of It would be well
prepare for the homecomings, that bound
be sad but may be less sad if but have forethough
The Washington herald., 1917-12-23
Getting the Business

We remember having seen. number of years ago. m
country newspaper. the following: IF you enjoying a
good business. advertise and keep it: not advertise and
get it."
This is pretty good ADVICE for of local adj
verser You might have plenty of business but you adver-
tse you are bound to get
Thousands of business firms have made their success
through the advertising columns of newspaper and there
still room for others to do the Trying to do business
without advertising like trying to locomotive without
steam Persistent and continuous advertising will bring success
every time.
You are losing money and good business the longer you
stay out of the columns of The Herald The Herald reaches
the home bright and early every morning the In fact
some person has said that asngtons Leading Home
Newspaper
We are rapidly drawing toward the year 1918. Call up
Main 1900 and representative will visit you the prospect
of an advertising contract for the 1918 in The Herald
Be Pahiohel
ADVERTISED ...... ar...
Use The HRAIDl
The Washington herald., 1917-12-23

A group Of New York men sat in
Peacock alley and discussed politics.
Tammany, as o political power, was
thu theme, and there were many In
teresting sentiments. among them:
~There has been no more picturesque
character In American public life than
Bourke Cochran, and yet he has
never quite arrived professionally or
politically" said q well know New
York politician to q Washington
Herald representative who was pres
emit.
.ons Of the really spectacular Incl
dents In his Life happened In Chicago
I'm 1881 when Tammany was making
its fight for David Bennett Hill, and
opposing Grover Cleveland, FOR the
Presidency.
asTammany headquarters at the
Auditorium were crowded. It was not
believed Hill had even o look-in on
the nomination, but the insistence Of
Tammany evoked q great deal OF dis
cussIon. Tammany was herded In the
big pariors on the second hoor, and
all the giants were there. including
Croker, Grant, the Sheehans, Coch-
ran, ElIery Anderson, Dan 6ickles and
others equally prominent In the EN-
pire State Democratic politics.
There was q hint that the Tennes-
see delegates were open to conviction
and Bourke Cochran and EIlery Ander-
son were sent to them 70 define Tam
manys attitude. Former Governor
Peter, ]. d. c. Atkins and other dis
ttnguished Tennesseans welcomed
them and heard their arguments and
gave no sign.
eat the meeting in the Palmer
House Bourke Cochran delivered an
impesaoned address.-almost the iden-
teal speech destined TO become ia
nous when presented later to the
convention That night they began
to vote at the Wigwam- Daniels,
Ochs, Tom Patterson and other ora
tors had been literally driven from
the platform BY impatient delegates
eager for the vote.
ITO the left Of the chairman-Wn-
liam L Wilson. who for hours pound
ed the gavel and yelled for order. and
usually failed to get it-sat Tan1many
solid body irresistably against
Cleveland. Not q sound from the
braves as delegates beat the air in
their clamor for a show down at
midnight until Bourke Cochran arose
and demanded recognition. The con-
yention was electrified. He began to
speak from his place in the delegation
but yielded to cries Of platform
and marched 70 the front
The Washington herald., 1917-12-23
Chemnitz Paper Asserts
Kaiser Spends Too Much
Time Looping Around

The chemnitz volksstimme diSnlays
q courage not common with German
newspapers in bluntly stating that the
Kaiser is spending too much time gall
livanting around Central Europe hob
nobbing with generals, and not enough
in Berlin. It says:
TT is an intoIerable thing that the.
Kaiser. the bearer OF the highest goyl
erning power, should permanently abb
sent himself from the political center.
while he tarries among the gen<
erals. the imperial chancellor. Ike q
peripatetic hawker. 10 compelled con<
tinually TO run TO and fro between
Berlin and the headquarters In this
way he cannot possibly ind time for
more important business. the business
of the country and Of the people.
THE time has come when the
Kaiser should be given distinctly TO
understand that his place is in the
seat OF government in Berlin Ills
rule as a wandering monarch has sl-
ready caused enough injury"
The Washington herald., 1917-12-23
Japan and America.

One of the difficulties public have to face lies
in the fact that newspapers to the nation what
neghborhood gossip is to community They insinu-
To undermine ones faith in another is the mean
est sort of ntrgue-yet for years certain portion of
the press harps the alleged activities of Japan and
the evident desire is dstrst between the two
peoples.
As matter of fact there are no real differences
between the japanese and ourselves and Viscount Ih
his return to Toxic in expressing himself in these
words voiced the real American sentiment:
II affords the keenest qualification to
tell you that we bring back to all the people
OF Japan from all the people of America
message charged with pirit of good
will and sincere desire for good under
standing and friendship. The answer to your
message of good will delivered to us by
the whole people of America, by men whose
stand highest in the roll of American
honor. Let there be no doubt among you as
to the sincerity of the message. There was no
false note in it; there was no discordant tone
in the voices welcoming We are we'll aware
that our personalities played no part in the
treatment received from the President and
the people of the United States, which was in
tended for our Emperor and our people.
World history is being made these days. and it will
De happy day for the United States of America when
ds itself of the journalistic intriguers that are for
ever Creating" differences between ourselves and
friendly nations.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-23
Their Position Explained.

Two army doctors, while ballooning, lost trace
Of their whereabouts and, wishing to know over
which part of the country they were passing. saw
rustic at distance working in the fields, and
gradually descended.
When nearly overhead of them called out:
Hi, there, Johnny. can you tell US where we
are?"
The rustic merely gazed up in much amazement
Thinking he had not heard, of the officers
again shouted out louder than ever:
where we?
Just the balloon drifted past came the answer:
"Whoy, ye be in balloon, beant yer"
What the officers said when they heard this is
not recorded.-London Tit-Bits.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-23
The Open Forum
ARGUES CLERKS CASE.
Correspondent Wants to Know How
Conpressmen Stand.


Congressman Stand
Editor, The Washington Herald: Az
to proposed increases Of salaries OF
government employees:
In todays HERALD I read, a. TO
Congressional action:
"a number Of members who were
most active in the opposition last year
expressed the belief that the and 10
per cent increases now IN force should
be maintained, although noneommdt-
tai as to their attitude on higher In
creases."
wish very much that you would
ask them to state exactly what their
reasons are for being noncommitta
on the question of higher increases, or
opposed to such higher increasea Ask
them to answer squsrely and honestly
the question: Can . family OF three
or more persons be properly as well
40 economically supported on, say, q
salary Of S7e0? Do they think they
could support their families on that
salary-or on S79z, as that grade OF
pay il now with the 10 per cent IN
crease, Ask them to sit down with PEN
Gil and paper and figure It out, item
by item, the most necessary living ex-
pensea Twenty-Five per cent increase
would make that grade 500. Is that
too much-or would II still be not
enough for these timesf
II Congressman think Of raising
own salaries would it not be especial
~ appropriate, first. to bring up the
lowest nonsupporting. salaries OF
government employees to a support
ing basis? I consider our government
a fine one, one TO be proud Of. Let
1t prove its high character still fur
Their by paying. at once. supporting
salaries.
GOVERNMENT EAIPDoYE.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-23
BOOK REVIEWS

and he told about with great gusto IN
a letter to his mother.
This Is emphatically a volume that
no lover Of books should miss.
The High Heart, BY Basil King.
illustrated. New York: Harper and
Brothers. Price, $3.50 net.
Basil Kings new book. THE High
Heart" renders a distinct service.
aside from the Joy Of reading, in that
1t defines more clearly than has any
previous book the outlook Of the Can
adam as q citizen OF the world. The
love story Is full Of interest in that
the heroine has to battle with q stub
born financier. who believes that
money should dominate everything in
life.
The son. Hugh. on whom the girl
lavishes affection, Is combination OF
bombast and weakness and one feels
relieved when the author informs the
anxious reader that the heroine i:
safely out OF his clutches. Likewise
the reader is gratified for the fact
that the plucky Canadian girl did wed
a real man-Larry Strangways-the
pity being that he did not figure
enough in the story or dialogue.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-23

endless red tape lost motion and do away with the
ancient survivors of an ancient military system and
begin rushing guns. ammunition. supplies and men
we not going to win this war; This continual talk
that everything is going all right must cease Things
are going everything but right.
"The war viii not be short one; there are more
than two years of conflict ahead of us, and that will
the sacrifice of hundreds of thousands of Ameri
can soldiers" = Is
The Washington herald., 1917-12-23
B. Half-SoIed, But Not Half SouIed.

Secretary McAdoo not long ago said this was
a time when no true American need be ashamed
to wear half-soled shoes and half-soled trousers.
He meant, of course, to drive home the need of
saving.
There are various ways of making your savings
work for Uncle Sam. If you have much as $50
or more at one time there are the $50 Liberty
bonds But there many people who want to
help Uncle Sam and who ruefully look at IS cents
they can spare and wonder what they can do with
that small The answer is, they can buy
Thrift Stamp with it and when they have sixteen
Stamp.
No one need be half-s-o-u-l-e-d in this war.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-23
LINE O. CHEER
EACH DAY O. THE YEAR.
By John Kendrick Bangs

SONG.
He sang SO oft he sang % very
sweetly.
His measures rose 30 softly and %
featly,
None ever guessed the burden that he
bore
A wounded spirit. sorrowfully sore.
Yet sang he on as blithe as any bird
Ear ever heard.
And out of dark Today there sprang
Morrow
On which himself forgot his load OF
sorrow,
With an its wrong
Lost In the measured mazes Of his
Song.
Copyright, iEil
The Washington herald., 1917-12-23
Army and Navy News
Best Service Column In the City

One branch Of the army still re-
mains open to volunteers who are
registrants under the draft law.
Thousands Of men are NEEDED for the
Signal Corps. to supply the aviators
and mechanicians for the giant air
feet that America will build to over
whelm the German air forces
There are forty examining boards
scattered through the country. one
board of I'VE officers sitting at the
War Department One officer on the
board declared recently that he per-
sonally had examined 1000 men since
October.
Twenty-Five per cent Of those who
enter the aviation section finally pass
their examinations and become avia-
tors. OF those who fail to pass the
entrance examinations, 30 per cent
fail on the mental examination and
10 per cent on the physical eIamina-
ton. OF those who enter. Is per cent
make good.
An army oficer recently was asked
question about q report current
Where did you hear that?' he ask
ed. He was told it was q ''rumor"
that was going around. "A rumorr"
he replied. ''Hum-m-m. What about
the boarders?"
An aviation concentration camp
has been established by the War De-
partment close to Washington. The
new camp Is located at Morrison,
Va, close to the James River. Moth
ing is said by the department when
a camp, is established, and few people
knew Of it
First Lieut. Benjamin B. Brum-
baugh, Medical Reserve Corps, has
been assigned to active duty and or
dered to the Seventy-ninth Division
at Camp Meade. Admiral, Nd.
Second Lieut. Clarence Denton,
Tuska, has been ordered to report to
the chief signal officer for duty.
Jeffrey and Capt Alfred c. Bartell,
of the National Guard, to be majors,
and First Lieuts. William H. Ellis,
and Ralph Perkins, to be captains
we're announced yesterday by the War
Department. Many second ieutenants
were promoted to first leutenants.
The promotions date from September
is, 1917. The above named officers
have been ordered to Camp Sheridan,
Montgomery, Ala.
Courts-martial may be appointed by
the commanding general of the
American troops in Englandd. It was
announced yesterday by the War De-
partment. President Wilson signed
an order to this effect, upon the re-
commentator Of the general stan
recently. All troops serving in Eng
land under the American commanding
general may be tried by courts
martial appointed by him under the
order. Findings Of the court must.
Of course, be approved by the De-
partment, the Secretary of War, and
sentences may be commuted or par
dons given by the President. as here
tofore.
Transfer Of enlisted men from one
unit to another within their bril-
gades may be made by depot brigade
commanders when such changes does
not involve . change Of stations.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-23

Not American engineer taken prisoner until
he was wounded. Reminds US of how football
coach used to lecture between halves. He would
say you've either got to win this game have every
man sent to the hospital"
The Washington herald., 1917-12-23
SOME PULL.

Casey-Finnegan got his loife In
sured last June an he's dead %
quick. u
o pull wid Dc insufanos COMPANY.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-23

Some theaters in the city have stopped the play
ing of "The Star Spangled Banner" the first num-
Der of their orchestra program. Whyl
The Washington herald., 1917-12-23
PRAISES SECRETARY BAKER.
J. c. Cunningham Says War Head
Has Adopted Wise Policy.

Editor The Washington Herald:
At q time like this, when the
country is passing through a great
war crisis, We are very fortunate in
deed to have at the head OF the War
Department such a far-seeing and
road-hearted statesman as the hon
orable Secretary OF War. Mr.. New
ton D Baker.
Secretary Baker has endesred him
self IN the hearts OF the entire twelve
millions Of loyal colored citizens Of
The Washington herald., 1917-12-23

Suggests New System of Raising Coal Prices"
says headline in Philadelphia paper What's the
matter with the system they have now?
The Washington herald., 1917-12-23

We don't like to appear pessimistic, but thu
QUESTIONABLE program as it now stands is going t.
let the government in for good bit of trouble.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-23

Life with Mayor Smith, of Philadelphia, seems to
be Just one indictment after another
The Washington herald., 1917-12-23

Most everybody in the world is denying" these
days except Trotsky, who admits that he is it.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-23

Mayor-elect Hylan to be under the impress
sion that he became mayor as he was elected
The Washington herald., 1917-12-23

Well, we warned you to do it early
The Washington herald., 1917-12-23

Transfer Of enlisted men from one
unit to another within their bril-
gades may be made by depot brigade
commanders when such changes does
not involve q change Of stations.