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AT THE BORDER.
Encouraging News From the Seven.
teenth Cavalry Amusement Hall.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Str. The
Seventeenth Cavalry has one OF the
best and most attractive amusement
halls on the Mexican border for the en-
listed men, and the men seem to have a
good spirit. They built II themselves ;
II is self-sustained; Chaplain George
r. Longorake. Z. s. A.. is Its director.
The amusement hall seems like home :
the chaplain Is the finest chaplain on
the borde-: We were In quarantine for
three months and he did all he could
for us. Among other things, he walked
from twenty to twenty-five miles day
10 take care OF the men.
We have two shows every evening
We have coo books. as well as news
papers and We have our own newspaper
Private Phllzone OF Troop u has
charge OF the amusement hall and gives
us the best service he can.
The Seventeenth Cavalry Quartet IA
the best on the Mexican border. II 10
made M of Corporal G.. y. Marsh.
Headquarters Troop Bug,er Milo
Bugler Hempel Of Troop and Private
MCGOWAN OF II Troop. They are sta
toned at Douglas, A-iz. The name q.
the quartet Is The Gold Bond Comedy
Four" A NV Yopr, r,ov
DOUGLAS Ariz., December IL
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tidy for me, and to put flower on for
mo, rs he was 80 very fond OF them7
As see by our papers that parents
and wives will be able 10 10 to France
and see these graves, I should be glad
" could got the photograph taken Of
my poor boys. DO you think couldf
| II 10 l should only be too glad to pay
whatever the cost. and. dear sir, did you
get report OF the funeral? II 10, could
you send It to me7 Now / must tell
you that he died on the 9TH of October
last, just as he got into New York har-
Dor. l do not know what cemetery, as
that IL what I want to find out. lie
was buried with full naval honors, so
the doctor OF the chip told me. His
name IL PERcY HTETT, trimmer on his
Majestys ship Alsatian; ago. seventeen
years and three months.
Hoping 10 hear from you soon.
Mrs. ANNIE HYrrr.
at Matson Place. Hatherly Road,
GLOUCESTER, Eng. November e."
Mrs. HYETr's request has already
been seen and will he fulfilled by one
or more Of the Erening Posts readers
certainly this British boys grave will
be properly cared for, because the au-
thorities have made provision for such
attentions to the resting places OF
men Of the Allies forces who died
In this country.
What occurs 10 us, however. is that
there may be other mothers, British,
French, italian, whose sons sleep In
this country, sacrificed in the war.
and to whom photographs of their
last resting places would be welcome.
Among the numerous societies formed
10 mellorate the lot Of those who have
suffered from the war, there must be
one within whose province this sim
pie service might appropriately be In
cluded. It should not be necessary
to form new society for this pur-
pose, but II It were, unquestionably
many Americans would be glad to
support II in Its work.
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The Right Way to Nominate.

The Republican Club took the right
step with Its resolution, adopted al
most unanimously, which advocates a
return to the convention system In
the nomination Of all party cnndl-
dates for public office. Official prlma-
rles. with their decisions carried out
at conventions held under proper safe
guards against fraud, are undOubt-
eddy the best methods of choosing all
party candidates, whether national,
State or local. g..
The new tangled and so called pop
ular primary has had fair trial and
been found guilty of utter ineficiency.
It's advocates hailed Its coming as
progress. There Ia no progress in GO
Ing forward to something that is
wrong. There will be real progress
in going back to that which is practi.
cal. and sane. and right.
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WALLING'S WAY WITH REDS.
The Rout In Tompklns Square Re.
called by Captain Wenman.

To THE Epr7oR OF THE SUN-Sh; Read
ing in THE Sun of the determination OF
the Reds to hold a meeting in Central
Park without a permit takes my thoughts
backward,
think Il was back In the EOS.
walling was Chief of Police. A COM
mittee of Reds Of the Colonel Blood
Claim Woodruff crowd called on him
for permission to parade and have a
meeting with the red flag on Sunday
afternoon In Tompkins Square, on the
East Side of the town. Upon the chief S
refusing them a permit they dehed him.
Going away from headquarters they
said they would hold the meeting in
spite Of him.
The chief sent for all his captains
tthere were TO telephones those days)
and told them to have their biggest men
with their nightsticks on hand. They
we're there and such a meeting. Fight
ing Aleck Williams was In the thickest
OF the battle. That cured the Reds. No
one would ask for a meeting after that
Captain JAMES WENHAM,
OF the Old Guard.
NEw YORK, December IL.
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the sisnifearcs Of elections. They
would ind It, quite difncult to believe
that the voters Of the United states had
chosen to support their President by
electing to the Congress- majority con-
trolled by those who are not in fact in
sympathy with the attitude and action
OF the Administration"
The answer to this appeal was re-.
corded on November 3. On President
WILSON'S own Interpretation Of the
significance OF that election his lead.
ership, his right to speak representa-.
lively for the American people, was
repudiated by m overwhelming pop
ular vote. 49,.
Is 1t In that pleblscite that he finds
the warrant for his declaration to the
Municipal Council of Paris?
The sun., 1918-12-18
TRADE BRIEFS.

There wers 42Sd,S70 prUr's ..
seed oil Imported into The In'..d 7..'
s22s. ESQ pounds OF oil. In t'--
and meal, and 4T.O43 running f'.
llnters exported from tas c,a".. ''.
August TO October 81.
\ preliminary report N'."d
United States Bureau = t'' ..-.
that tho amount o. 0o''1 rr... '
American mills during o." 60"
August 70 october ~. l"'' '.e
COS tons. no. including aGa,i 'r
on August uog ~ 2GG tins r''...,
Finnish sugar r,Grrrs n"H .."'
are forming company vl'h f..
nearly 100000 for I've "s''.
OF two additional sugar ft., r.o' .'
southwest Finland and the other
a town OF 1000 inhabitants I'm M
tral Finland. seyenty-cvs miles
He'singtors.
During the war tHnsr"s" pr1fi -
been exported % SIaor'l IN 'aE
ties and Rrc go he soon 20
ana IN the bazaar.
since tn outbreak - a." n .'
industry In Japan has q '"
nctivIy Tho yearly average
mat, hes during "a" r.s N..~.
70 1919 amounted q 4s.e'- u''
1915 IN. ngd7s iR,r.Ns. -
gross Exact figures for .'ii "' NN
avGilHoiS
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THE RAGE AGAINST DOGS.
Fad Epidemic, Is the Diagnosis Of
Doctor Who Loves Them.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir: Much
( interest was felt by me in reading the
letter published on December 10 in THE
Sun and signed "A Dog Owner The
only adverse criticism that might be Of
fered was that such u good friend OF
mans truest. most faithful companion
did not sign his own name to his letter.
Fad epidemi's seem to run wild at
certain intervals. just as Spanish influ-
enza has been known to do, and the
one that We are now concerned with
demands the determination of the ca
nine race. AS lover of dogs, as a
/ hunter OF many years experience, hav-
Ing reared and trained a good many
CLASSY bird dogs, Irish, Llewellyn and
English settlers as well as foxhounds
and pointers, wish to add my voice,
as strongly as possible, to the protest
against this rabid wave or dog destruc-
tlon.
While I do not wish TO interfere with
the rights of any one, do wish to en-
phasiZe the fact that whereas America
is free country ard the good man.
nered. we'll behaved dog has ever since
the days OF Boone and Crockett had an
appreciated place In our advancing civil
lization. 1t IL now high time for those
who are not infected with the above
mentioned fad rabies that would ex-
terminate the dogs to raise their voices
against this abnormal, selfish proposal
I am quite sure that the voices OF all
good sportsmen. an we'll as others who
appreciate the value of the canine COM
partnership TO man, will be heard in no
uncertain tone.
ROBERT II. MAcSAfR. NJ d.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass, December II.
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To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-sir, In
THE Sun of February 2. 1918. you re-
printed from the journal OF the Medical
Association the beautiful poem "In
Flanders Fields by Lieut.-Col. John
McCrae OF the Canadian Army Medical
Corps, but now buried In Frcncc. The
last verse from his poem is his message:
Take up our quarrel with the foe.
To you from falling hands we throw
The torch-be yours TO ho'd +, high.
II ye break faith with us who die.
We fha,l not sleep though peoples grow
In Flanders fields.
Now we may answer him:
We caught the flaming torch ys threw.
We held Il high In Flanders neIds
Sleep well. brave souls whose bodies n.
meath poppy blooms.
We have kept faith. rest In your tonbs
Now Nictory's here, the toeman Yields
Now ye may sleep in Flanders fields
JOSEPHINE GRIFFITUs WILEY
WEST ORANGE, n. j.. December II.
The sun., 1918-12-18
SECRET OF WHITMAN
DEFEAT OUT AT LAST
Tierney of the Ansonia Says
Hotel Men "Kicked the
Governor Out"
DUE TO DRY ACTIVITIES
state Organization Of Boni-
faces First to Learn
Facts in Case.

Edward NJ. Tierney Of the Hotel An
sonia. who IL chairman OF the commit
tee in charge Of the third National
Hotel Mems Exposition, now being
held in Madison Square Garden, told
all the world yesterday the secret OF
Gov. whitnan's recent defeat. Mr.
Tierney up and said the hotel men
kicked him out Of ONCE" because OF
his prohibition crusading.
Mr.. T1erney's revelation was made
at the thirty-second annual convention
OF the New York State Hotel Associa-
ton, which was held in the concert
hall of the Garden as part Of the
weeks national programme. Mr.. Tier
ney reused the delegates to this con-
vention within q convention by saying
this:
you all know what the legislation
at Albany did last year. It put nine
teen cities In the State OF New YORK
out Of commission. The only satisfac-
ton We have is the supreme delight
OF having kicked whitman out OF office.
think we can safely say that Whit
mans defeat was due to the activities
OF the hotel men and allied interests,
We have relegated whitman to the
background forever"
As a further reference TO the bone
dry issue. which has been agitating
the hotel representatives at the con-
ventlon every time they leaned up
against the Garden bar. Mr.. Tierney
dropped a hint TO Governor-elect
Smith by saying that Eve hope for a
more liberal attitude on the part OF
the administration at Albany next
year"
Preceding this Grafton a luncheon
was rendered to delegates in the Gar
den restaurant. at which Nine. Cecile
Sartoris. wife Of Algernon Sartoris. a
grandson OF Gen. L. S. Grant. strongly
urged the hotel men to assist in re-
storing the shattered roadside inns of
France. Nine. Sartoris Is an American
delegate of the French Restoration
Fund.
Thomas d. Green Hotel Woodward.
president OF the Hotel Association OF
New York city pointed out that hotel
men were already fathering a project
for raising $4,000 to reconstruct the
demolished Hotel Of the Noble Rose
In Belgium, booth for that purpose
having been established at the exposi-
ton.
All day long delegates from Maine
TO furthest California kept crowdins
in. To-day will be crammed with meet
ings-Flotel Mems Mutual Benefit As
ISOLATION, 1890 A. NJ; complimentary
luncheon by the State and City Hotel
Associations to the American Hotel
Association. 1890 p NJ: meeting of
the American Hotel Association. 2:3O
p NJ. New York Stewards Associa-
ton night. y. NJ.
The sun., 1918-12-18
WHITMAN.
GO
- Districts xotelcss.

The total vote of 1000 to be car.
vassed in the city was so split up
that in some Of the election districts
there were only three or four votes
to canvass. In thirty-four Of the e.Ot-
districts no soldier or sailor votes were
received. Under the law the canvass
ing began at 10 o'clock In the morning
and had TO be completed by noon In
some cases the inspectors hal cleaned
up their work in half an hour
Whitman did not carry single a.
sembly district in the city in tho sol.
der vote. The nearest he came 70 !;
was in the Fifteenth, MluhatHG
where the vote for Smith was lN' 10 is
for Whitman. Even the Seventeenth
and Twenty-first. BroollvU, hg'h o..
which We're carried by WM.mrn n
tho civilian vote. showed more s"l-
der votes for Smith than i,r th9
Governor.
The counting of the soldier vote o.'-
side of Governor was OF part..a Ar in-
terest in a number of cas-, 81! -
there might have been an up"r' N
the Sixth Congress dietr.rt i'm N~".i-
NH Nl" piurdI'N ~ - l'''N .'.'.
Frederick W. Rowe over Frank O.
Taylor, his Democratic orpoh"' vs.
scaled down from Az to 90. VI r...' b"
Court Justice q. Gran; Estc-rruS M
Brooklyn had his plurality or'r Law
renee Fisg. the Democrat. rciG.". i"A
647 to nearly 800.
Martin Solomon. Democrat ar -
date FOR the Assembly in tho sixth d.@--
tr!ct, Brooklyn, who had a m1rain y
only % votes. increased that .y -
votes as n result OF the so.d."r \o'"
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Government Ownership.

To THE EDrroE OF TIE SuN-Sir: RE-
ferring to Burleson, Government own
ership. &C. gave an order, with the
cash. to the post Office for thousand
stamped envelopes, 10 be printed with
tho return card, early In October. with
this result Envelopes not yet received.
God help the telephone service. cables,
&c. with such management!
With reduced telephone tolls. who will
pay any deficiency? Tho taxpayers. the
same as in the Post OHicc Department.
where no charge is made for post onlce
rentals. The United States Treasury
pays the rent Hasten, 1920, 10 make
Burleson an eN. or all will be lost,
BEACON HHL.
Boston, Mass, December II.
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Salvation Mary.

! danced with lovely Geraldine.
Philandercd with Estela.
And dallied on the primrose path
With charming Isabella,
But lol OF Master Cupid's snare
Was still extremely wary,
Until / crossed the sea to France
And met Salvation Mary.
Her face was like an English rose
Beneath the dark blue bonnet
That bore the lettered army band,
The only trimming on II.
or doughnuts she was prodiEaI,
But OF her favors chary.
And every soldier fell In love
With sweet Salvation Mary.
She served US smiling all day long.
Was never cross or weary.
And when she went the world became
A desert dark and dreary.
I'm mustered out Of khaki now
And trappings military,
Bu; still my heart Is over there
with dear Salvation Mary.
NINA IRyINd,
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NO" TO MR.. McADOO.
An American Who Opposes His Rail.
road Plans.

To THE EDITOR OF TIE SuN-Sir. I
notice from the press reports that VIII.
lam G. McAdoo says that the American
people are entitled to have the railroads
operated by the Government for five
years instead OF two or less, as was
originally outlined.
I am one of those American people
who say, mo. never" and l would like
TO hear from some OF the other Ameri-
can people as to. whether they want tho
Government at Washington to go into
the permanent operation OF the greatest
business enterprise or whether our Gov
eminent at Washington should adhere
70 the duties laid down by the Constl-
tuition. II. s. POWELL.
UTICA, December II.
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THE VILLAGE OF DREAMS.
Here's One Happy Person Who Be.
lIeyes She Lives in It.

To THE EDITOR or THE SUN-Sir: I
fear the correspondent signing himself
"a Lost Man" and VINO bewails the
fact that there lie no village within fifty
miles OF New York where the jazz band
has not entered and taken control. and
where church bells can be heard by all
on Sunday. has failed to visit a certain
town on the north shore Of Long Island.
Just forty miles fnon New York, on tho
Wadlng River by Tch OF the good old
Long Island Railroad.
Here we even hear the church bells
ringing for Thursday night prayer
meeting.
/ should say that for a staid, old
fashioned town ours would suit "a Lost
Man" toaT. ONE WHO LIVES THERE.
NoRTHPoRT, December II.
The sun., 1918-12-18
Serbia

OH while the bays are going round,
And banners bright unfurled
In honor OF the valiant men
Who saved the grateful world.
Forget not little Serbia
Who drank her crimson cup,
Ard barred her bosom 10 the steel,
And backed the Allies UP.
The badge Of courage decks her breast,
Within her heart we see
A IN an alabastcr vase
The fires OF Liberty.
He- place uN0n Tho man Is small
Not so her ga..dat SOU.
Its wings are shining orinammes
That reach from pole 10 pole.
NINA IHvIE1
The sun., 1918-12-18
Killed by q Comma.
From the Westminster Gd.oft

From the Westminster Gazette
\ Bishop, for want OF n comma. was
once temporarily killed, The present
Bishop OF Bath ana Wells. when ne held
the STE Of Adelaide, found what he thought
was a deo sea serpent near Cofhu Bay,
at a time whom an influenza epidemic
ragged in that district. lie was pardon-
ably proud OF the discovery" which was
wired to England in portmantcau tele.
gram which ran; influenza prevalent
numerous DEATHS Bishop Adelaide found
dead sea serpent sixty feet Comm Bay" A
news agency thought the last six words a
separate message, and announced the death
OF the Bishop.
The sun., 1918-12-18

To the reader who is more familiar
with theatres than with ships an
idea of the size of the human cargo
brought in by the Leviathan on Mon
day will be plain when 1t Is realized
that the 1880 men would I'LL the
Hippodrome and the Metropolitan and
Manhattan opera houses. Only one
rooted public gathering place in New
York--Madison Square Garden-could
hold all these men. They would &C.
cupy all the seats in dozen Broad
way theatres of the average size.
The sun., 1918-12-18

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir: Who
wins? A bets b that II you went into
Marion street MS it once was in down
town New York, you would have TO
come out tho same way you went In.
BROOKLYN, December -. W. J.. Il.
The sun., 1918-12-18
A Georgia Refrain.

From the Atlanta Constituifon.
Fear not the fight
To win your right
And, winning. ne'er forsake II,
And take your stand.
In Promised Land
II you hit the licks that make ~
The sun., 1918-12-18
At the Grave OF the Stranger.

The subjoined letter was written TO
the editor OF the Erenino Post:
SIR: am writing these few lines
to ask you big favor. am anxious
TO get in touch with some kind lady or
gentleman. Would you be kind enough
to get some one TO keep my boys grave
The sun., 1918-12-18

The seizure OF HoHENzorLERN's mill
tary and naval uniforms supplies
scarecrow material for. each OF 500
German farms.
The sun., 1918-12-18

Kn!cker--Bad luck7
outlste-YeP--just as was trying 70
sneak in quietly the whistles Dlsw for a
troopship.
The sun., 1918-12-18

These are the days when the shopper
strives for the freedom OF the alsles.
The sun., 1918-12-18

The German Congress. outvoting
LiEBKNEcHT to /. seems to believe
that one Russia Is enough for Europe.
The sun., 1918-12-18

Hailstorms will please avoid Wash
ington. as the Treasury is now under
Glass.
The sun., 1918-12-18

London once, 40-43 Fleet street.
Paris office, o Rue de Ia hlchOdlers. on
Rue du Quatre Septembre.
Washington office, Munsey building.
Brooklyn ONCE. Room 202, Eagle Build
ing, sos Washington street.
The sun., 1918-12-18

Only the thoughtless will give beer
stems this christmas,
The sun., 1918-12-18

~ ofH friends trho Idror us tCifh manu-
sortpte AID Illustrations for publication tDish
10 have rejected articles returned they nusi
IN oil cases send sidmps for hdt parposs.
TELEPHONE, BEEKMAN 1900.
The sun., 1918-12-18
SERVICE VOTE GIVES
SMITH 1S,OOOLEAD
Canvass of Soldiers. and Sail.
ors' Ballots Adds 5000 to
His Plurality.
CITY MARGIN Is 7,tIa
Whitman Fails to Win in Any
District-Up-State Returns
Not Tabulated.
CITY MARGIN Is 7,A1a

The soldier and sailor vote. Ub,o.
was canvassed by the election dlstrl,,
boards throughout the State yestorarv
will add about 5000 TO the p,pr,l,,
OF Alfred 70. Smith for Governor Til,
will give him n total plurality OF abon,
10000 over Gov. Charles s. Wbitnon
This Is only an estimate. as thu
vote was not tabulated by coun,les
outside or this city last night. Tba
county board OF canvassers will mes.
20 do that to-day and will then maka
their report to the State Board Of Can
vassers.
In New York city the vote for Sr,,,
was 11,675 TO 4.256 for Whitman. \
Smith plurality of 1919. The total
soldier and sailor vote cast in ,ho
greater city was 1909. OF which liza
went to other candidates or ,y,rs
thrown out as defective.
This gives Smith a total vote IN TIM
city OF 559.251 TO 290,997 for Whitman
Smith plurality Of 267.254
Smith received about 70 per cent q,
the soldier and sailor vote in the
city.
Upstate Vote Analysed,
The soldier and sailor vote returned
upstate was 1929. Figuring the
same rate OF percentage Of this "a
obtained In the city for void and do
fectives and other candidates. wou,s
leave about $500 for Whitman and
Smith to divide. In the civilian vote
upstate whitman got about CT per
cent. OF the total vote that went to
him and to Smith. Using this basis
as a percentage for the soldier and
sailor vote whitman should get
plurality Of 2,10O upstate. This would
leave Smith a net plurality in the
state of roughly 5000, which adet
to the 5000 civilian plurality would
give him something over $4,000 in the
entire vote of the State.
The following table gives the soldier
vote. the civilian vote. counted IN
November, and the total vote by Dor.
oughs for Whitman and Smith:
The sun., 1918-12-18

1t Is a happy shopper who has only
fourteen points on her list
The sun., 1918-12-18

THE EVENING" Sun, Ter Year. ...' YVy
THE EVENING SUM ForelgnD, Per No. l.sO
All checks money orders, &C, to be
made payable TO THE SON.
Published daily, including Sunday. by the
Sun Printing and Publishing Association,
$50 Nassau st.. Borough Of Manhattan. ". 4.
President, Frank A. Munsey, $50 Nassau St. /;
Vice President, Erwin Wardman; secretary,
r. II. Titherington: Treas, VIM. 7. Dewart
all OF $50 Nassau street
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-26
LIEUTENANT OF POLICE APPEARS
 IN CITY COURT

Detective Lieutenant Valentine, De- tective Quick and Police Chauffeur Mellen, the trio of New York police officials who last week tried to kidnap witness from Bridgeport for the purpose of obtaining testimony against two New York policemen charged with taking graft, appeared in the city court this morning to answer charges of breach of the peace. Lieu tenant Valentine was held over until February and the cases against Quick and MeT1en were nolled.
 When seen in regard to the case Lieutenant Valentine absolutely de- clined to discuss the matter, but did say, 'In justice to the, two policemen who are up on charges and against whom I was trying to secure the wit nesses in Bridgeport, I must emphat- ically state that they are in no way connected with the notorious Ruth Cruger case. Another thing I want to have rectifed is that the two men are not motor cycle officers, but are bicycle policemen.
 'The reports that in trying to ab- duct the witness we used blackjacks on him are entirely false. We do not carry blackjacks and very seldom carry a revolver"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-26
EVERY NIGHT IN
 WEEK WILL BE
 LIGHTLESS NOW

Hartford, Jan. 26-Thomas J. W. Russell, federal fuel administrator for Connecticut, issued the following statement today:
 'Tn view of the critical coal short age in the state of Connecticut, and of the necessity for conserving fuel for the absolutely necessary require ments of the public utility companies of Connecticut, it is hereby
 "Ordered, that the order amending an order relating to the use of fuel for use in operating electric signs, etc, issued by H. A. Garfield, United States fuel administrator, on Dec. IA, decree ing so-ca1led lightless nights on Thursday and Sunday nights, be ex- tended so as to apply in the state of Connecticut to every night in the week except Saturday, until further notice." Also the following:
 "At the request of the federal fuel administrator it is hereby
 "Ordered that all stores, wholesale and retail, and all business houses which sold food prior to Jan. q, may burn fuel for the purpose of supplying heat until 6 o'clock on any of the Mon days specified in the Washington or der of Jan. IT; provided such stores and business houses do not sell candy CT tobacco, in competition with stores selling such articles exclusively and which are closed according to the Washington order of Jan. 17.'