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and he will tell you that American railroads are
the best in the world.
He saw the foreign roads in England and
France, the best in Europe = and in other Con-
tnental countries = and he knows.
The part railroads have played in the develop
ment Of the United States is beyond measure.
American railroads have achieved high stand
ards Of public service by farsighted and courage
Gus investment Of capital. and by the constant
striving OF managers and men for rewards for work
well done
We have the best railroads in the world we
must continue to have the best.
But they must grow.
To the go oo0, 900 900 now invested in our
railroads. there will have to be added in the next
few years. to keep pace with the nation business,
billions more for additional tracks. stations and
terminals, cars and engines, electric power houses
and trains, automatic signals safety devices, the
elimination Of grade crossings - and for recon-
struction and engineering economies that will re-
duce the cost of transportation.
To attract to the railroads in the future the in
vestment funds of many thrifty citizens, the direct
ing genius of the most capable builders and man
ayers and the skill and loyalty of the best work.
men in competition with other industries bid
ding for capital, managers and men - the railroad
industry must hold out fair rewards to capital. to
managers and to the men.
American railroads will continue to set world
standards and adequately serve the Nations needs
If they continue to be built and operated the
American principle of rewards for work well done.
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New ChateIaine For
The Belgian Legation.

Washington is naturally greatly
interested in the arrival of a new
chatelaine for the Belgian legation
which is likely by the time she ar
riVes to be an embassy The raising
or the legation to the grade OF an en-
bassy is awaiting the action of the
House Of Representatives. Belgium
has already announced her desire to
make the change and is merely await
ing the pleasure of the United States.
The bill has passed the Senate and is
now before the House committee.
Probably most people think that il Is
a matter which rests with the Senate
alone, since only the Senate has to
approve the Presidents diplomatic
nominations. But apparently the de-
cision as to what grade of diplomat
shall represent the United States in
any given country is a matter to be
settled by Congressional enactment
in which both Houses are concerned.
There is no reason to suppose that
the House has any idea of objecting,
but its slowness in consenting is
rather embarrassing both to Baron de
Cartier de Marchienne and to Brand
Whitlock, neither Of them knowing
question where they are while the
question remains undecided. Brand
Whitlock, when he came TO Washing
ton recently, was here for several
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Delay Has Knocked
Plans EndWIHe.

The fact that the PRESIDENTS trip
has been so delayed has knocked all
sorts of other plans into a cooked
hat. For instance, that grand review
of the Pacific fleet, in which he was
to have played a leading part is
going to have to get along without
him. There seemed to be an idea that
it would wait. indefinitely, and that
any time the PRESIDENTIAL party got
out to San FFRnciscO, the review
would be staged. But the Navy De-
partment has decided otherwise. 1t
had set the review for September 8
and it is going to have the review
September 3. It's pity the President
and Mrs. Wilson can't be there-but
the Secretary of the Navy and Mrs.
Daniels will be on hand-they are
even now headed back from their re-
cent triumphal visit to Honolulu-and
will do their best to understudy him.
AS for all the functions that were
to have been given for the Chief Ex-
ecutive and First Lady in connection
with the review of the fleet, they can
be given for the Danielses IN connec-
tion with the fleet review, or they
can be held in cold storage until the
President and Mrs. Wilson arrive
on the speaking trip and be given for
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Narrowly Escaped
Edifh CaveII,s Fate.

Prince Reginald. of Croy. on the
other hand was associated with Edith
Cavell. and narrowedly escaped shar-
ing her fate. In fact he would have
shared IL had he not been warned
and made a hasty exit from the coun-
try. His sister was arrested by the
Germans and tried for having as
sisted some Of her wounded country
men to escape into Holland, and SEN
fenced to ten years Imprisonment. She
was actually confined for more than
three years IN a German prison, and
was not released until after the ar
mistice was signed, when she was in
terribly weakened and emaciated
condition.
According to present plans, King
Albert and Queen Elizabeth will sail
about the 22d of September, and
should be here early in October. BY
that time the President and Mrs.
Wilson should be at home to receive
their guests. who it is understood
will stay at the White House while
in Washington, and Will be in Amer
lea about a month.
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MRS. KING SWoPE.

had been awaiting the authoritative
action OF the head OF the state De-
partment.
NSscretary Houston Is returning next
week, and Mrs. Houston and the chill
dren will follow shortly Postmaster
General Burleson has joined Mrs.
Burleson and Miss Sidney At Geor-
gian Bay, and it rather looks as II
they had not liked it there as well
as they expected to. for while they
said when they went away, only
about ten days ago, that they would
stay through September, and Mrs
Charles Grimes Greene, Lucy BurIe-
son, was to join them there, they are
apparently returning to washington
with him either tonight or Monday.
Assistant Secretary Of the Navy
Franklin d. Roosevelt has been on on
one OF those convenient inspection
trips. Didn't I say the navy was the
department to be recommended above
all others? He has been doing his
inspecting up near Newport, and Mrs.
Roosevelt Joined him at Newport
over Sunday, where they were the
weekend guests Of Governor and
Mrs. II. Livingston Beeckman, and
had lot Of parties given for them.
Monday Mr.. Roosevelt was at the
naval rife range at Caldwell, n. J..
where they have been having a great
national meet, still inspecting, and
Tuesday he was back in Washington.
Now he has gone up TO Fairhaven,
Mass, to join Mrs. Roosevelt and the
children over Labor Day. and very soon
after that they'll be coming back to
Washington for the winter.
General Barnett
Sees Marines Win.
General Barnett put In one day
Friday, I think Il was, at Caldwell,
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In fact, even though everybody in
Washington seems just now to be
marking time, and today the National
Capital, with the usual Labor Day
hegira on, is, as already suggested,
rather a deserted village, yet the tide
of travel Is turning this way. Ever
So many Of the leaders Of the official
world are announcing their impend-
ing return. Many of the Con-
gressional and Senatorial set are join.
ing their families over Labor Day and
expect to bring them back on their
return. Assistant Secretary Of State
william f. Phillips is to return next
week, which makes it possible for
Secretary lansing to get away, as
already noted. It's a good thing. too,
for Mr.. Lansing certainly needs a
vacation, after eight months hard
and not always agreeable work in
Paris and wrestling since his return
with an accumulation of things that
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Among NOtables Who
Are Still Abroad.

OF our own national notabIes who
are still "over there" scarcely a
steamer docks that does not bring
some Of them over. Pershing is sail
ing today-or tomorrow. I'm not sure
which-on the Leviathan-making its
last trip as a transport, with pretty
nearly all Of the First Division. A. E.
F., on board. Hoover, with Mrs.
Hoover and one of their sons, who
recently Joined him in Europe, Is sail
ing on Tuesday. Justice Brandeis,
who has been in Palestine-and had.
I believe, one Of his daughters with
him-primarily in the interest of the
Zionist movement-sailed a day or
two ago.
Colonel House is also said to be
about to sail. 1t was originally an
nounced he would come over on the
same steamer with Viscount Grey, the
new British ambassador but Lord
Grey has deferred his departure a lit
tie, and will not now get away until
after the middle of the month, and 1t
is doubtful whether Colonel House
will wish to wait so long. II he does
he will be one Of the Americans who
will gather at the board when John
w. Davis, American ambassador to
Great Britain, gives a dinner in honor
of Lord Grey on the eve Of his de-
parture for America. Among the
others will be Henry White, former
Senator willard Salisbury. and Justice
Walter !. Mccoy, of the District Su-
pFeme Court; while the Britishers will
include Premier Lloyd George, For
eign Secretary Balfour, Earl Curzon
of Kedleston. and a majority of the
British cabinet ministers and other
British notabilities. Frank L. Polk.
under-secretary Of state, will go from
Paris to be present at the dinner.
Since Lord Grey is widower. 1t Is to
be a stag dinner.
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haps be nearer the truth TO say that
he came as special attache to pre-
pare the way for his sovereigns. For
the Belgian princes Of Croy are Of
the royal house of Belgium-and are
not likely to serve as ordinary sec
retaries Of legation.
And by the way the Belgian princely
house OF Croy and the German ducal
house OF Troy. into which Nancy
Leishman married in the fall Of 1913,
are two very distinct branches OF un-
doubtedly the same family, but one
would have to go pack to the dark
ages almost before finding the trunk
OF the original family tree whence
they both sprang. Prince Reginald,
OF Croy, who has just arrived has
been over here several times before,
the last as recently as 1915, after the
world war was well under way. And
there have been several members Of
his house who have made their homes
in America-at least three princes Of
his house have been in business over
here-Leopold who was connected
with a New York real estate firm. Al
fred who was a member of the fac
ulty Of a musical college right here
in Washington, and Henry, who ven
tured into business in the West.
Whereas Nancy Leishman's duke
Karl by name-was "dulman" of Ba-
varia, and had been a. lieutenant in
the Kaiser's Garde du Corps-the i'm
perial bodyguard at Potsdam-from
which he resigned on announcing his
engagement since members Of 1t were
not allowed to marry without their
masters consent-and it was pretty
generally understood that that con-
sent would be withheld. He naturally
rejoined the colors when his country
went to war, however, and was serv-
ing at the front when his son and
heir was was born to the former
Nancy Leishman, at his home in Dus-
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Cardinal May Visit
Northwest First.


Even more imminent is the visit
of Cardinal Mercier, Belgian hero
priest, who was to have started from
Brussels for Paris today, and to sail
on Tuesday on the transport Aga
memnon. He is to be accompanied
by Monsignor de Wachter, his aux
iliary bishop, and Prof. De Wolf, and
they are to make the trip from Brus-
sells to Paris in United States army
automobiles. 1t is my understanding
that the prelate, who will be over
here about two months altogether,
and will, Of course, receive the warm
est sort Of welcome from the whole
country, which was thrilled by his
splendid courage, comes, as General
Foch will come, specifically as the
guest Of the Roman Catholic Church
and that Mercier, at least, will go
out into the northwest before he
comes here.
Meanwhile it is announced that
Baron Z. de Cartier de Marchienne,
minister of Belgium to this country,
has sailed for the United States with
his bride, who was Mrs. Hamilton
Carey, of New York and Newport, and
should be in Washington by about
September 10. Baron de Cartier has
been abroad for about five months,
having, when he left, scarcely ex-
4ected to be gone as many weeks. II
was to have been merely a flying
trip in order to be with King Albert
when President Wilson made his visit
to Belgium. But that was deferred
and deferred, until it was several
months after the date originally set
before the President got there-just
before he returned finally to sthe
United States.
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days sub rosa--tthe State Department
protesting to have no knowledge OF
his whereabouts-(though he had
been seen in the willard and had
been making his report to the de-
partment)-simply that he might be
saved the embarrassment Of answer
ing questions as to whether he was
going to be the United States am
bassador to Italy-when Thomas Nell
son Page had not as yet resigned
or to Brussels, when Congress had
not as yet directed that the President
should name an ambassador to Bel
gium.
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Society Erodus
Makes GyDua
OUer Weekend
.OsAN Dearest

CUSAN Dearest
Washington Is a deserted VII
lage. 1t always is over Labor
Day weekend. and more than ever this
.-eal when for the first time Saturday
;Il-day closing has been general ex-
oept in the Government departments.
Everybody who IS on on a vacation
stays over Labor Day; and of course
everybody who isn't, tries to make
The most Of the extra long weekend,
10 go somewhere and do something.
80 the stsy-at-hOmes are compara-
lively few, and a most restful Sab
bath calm descends upon the city.
From now on, however, people are
going to Re coming home rather than
going away-except the President, OF
course. he seems to be actually get
ting on next Wednesday-th
there have been so many false alarms
on that subject in the last month
that no one viii feel quite sure Of II
until his train has actually pulled
out OF Union Station. It will carry
Mrs. Wilson as wen as the President
az course and Admiral Grayson-his
doctor and his wife are two whom
the President never leaves behind.
Though 1t is ,-only fair to say that
there seems to be q genuine affection
between Admiral Grayson and the
President. It IS not simply a case Of
doctor and patient. Grayson's func-
tions sometimes as aide-and is "Ad-
miral Grayson." and sometimes as
T,Mwrfrfan vrheu like nfrrafcfaua the
world over, he becomes merely doc
tor" But in either capacity the
President treats him like the son he
never had. and Grayson's attitude
toward his chief is one Of afectionate
Difference and respect that is almost
flial
I believe Il Is quite settled that Mr..
Tumulty goes along and Gilbert
Close, the secretary stenographer
who accompanied President Wilson
on both OF his European jaunts.
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Now At BrIareIIR
on the Hudson.

Dm Nhe Hudson
He and Mrs. whitiock are now At
Briarclif on the Hudson, where they
are likely to remain in grateful Sc
elusion for the present; but it's dol
lars to doughnuts that they will
emerge and be very much in evidence
when King Albert and Queen Eliza
beth get here. In fact, that was prob
ably one Of their reasons for coming
just at present
As for the Prince of Wales, I was
told week ago that he himself had
said to Americans who have had the
pleasure Of meeting him in Canada
that at the rate he was progressing
ne was hardly likely to get to the
United States before November-and
that is now confirmed by a report
that the State Department is figuring
that he will probably be here about
the second week in November.
One Washington girl, Gertrude Vir-
ginia Drain, who IS visiting in st.
Johns and who attended some Of the
festivities incident to the young
princes arrival there, writes Of going
to the garden party given in his
honor, that she was wet, and cold,
and hungry, but the prince was per-
fectly sweet, and insisted on shaking
hands with everybody; and after
playing two dances the band left, and
the prince was hurried on to some
thing else. though he seemed to en-
joy the dancing" It doesn't seem to
be much fun this being a prince!
Gertrude Virginia is one OF the
Drain girls who made her debut last
winter-one Of the younger daughters
OF Major-or is he Colonel, now?-
James a Drain, who is just back from
overseas. Her younger sister, Marion,
will be presented this coming winter.
She, too, was up in Canada earlier
in the summer. but she is at home
now.
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OnIy Few Others
II LeaVe the City.

- ALANE IL CA+aa
But with one or two notable ex-
eeptions-Iike the President and Mrs.
Wilson; and Miss Wilson, who left
against last Thursday after q few
days at home, and scarcely will re-
turn before the irst Of October; and
the Secretary Of state and Mrs. Lans-
ing who are getting on early next
week to Boston hrst, where Mr..
Lansing viii address the meeting Of
the Bar Association, and then TO Hen
derson Earbor. where the Secretary
OF State can demonstfate his answer
TO the old gag, (which would you
rather % or 50 dshinE -lthe tide Of
travel e turning toward Washington
after this week. And the outlook is
for a very busy winter and very
gay one-in q natural postwar re-
action, and with the business and gay
ETY. incidental 70 entertaining a pro-
cession Of royalties and nobflfties do
mestic and foreign who have signified
their intention OF making calls Of
ceremony on Uncle Sam during the
coming winter.
OF the royalties, apparently the Bel
gians are to BE the hrst-and I, for
one, am rather glad Of it-glad that
these two outstanding heroic figures
Of the great war are coming before
the dear American public gets fed up
with distinguished visitors, or loses
the fine edge Of its democratic enthu-
siasm for royalties.
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the first time they had been there
since they left Washington about the
first Of the kyear-but then, during
most of that time the White House
has been empty, and there was no
reason for any ones coming. But
the hope that the Presidents popu-
lar son-in-law and daughter were go
ing to make any considerable visit
and stir things up a bit was quickly
dissipated. They departed Wednes-
day morning, and IL was evident that
Mr.. McAdoo had simply come down
to give the President his advice, and
the benefit OF his knowledge in deal
ing with the threatened railway
strike. It was the director general
Of railways called into consultation.
that was ali.
However. the President and Mrs.
Wilson took advantage of their being
here, and of the return at the same
time for few days of Miss Margaret
Wilson, to have one of his beloved
family" dinner parties at the White
House, the family on this occasion
including DR.. Grayscn, who has been
the White House guest since his re-
cent return from . week at Saratoga,
during the beginning of the meet
there. and a week with Mrs. Grayson
ing the summer in Connecticut.
In Good Company
At Saratoga.
Coming as he does of hard riding
Virginia stock. it is perfectly under
standable that Admiral Gfayson
would want to be at Saratoga for at
least part of the race meet. AnH he
was in good Administration COM
pany up there. spending most of his
time with Mr.. and Mrs. Bernard Ba-
ruch and tthe McAdoos. But in spite
of the horses, which seem to have
been entirely satisfactory, and the
company, which one certainly would
not regard as unsatisfactory. the
comment OF those that saw him up
there is that he did not seem to be
particularly happy. From returning
travellers one hears comment on
Baruch's good looks; on McAdoo's
good manners and mixing qualities
being unimpaired; on Mrs. McAdoo's
very good clothes, and on Admiral
Grayson's air OF supreme boredom.
1t must have been the same air that
Washington has often observed in
III VI dg SUI "LEh AunCNAOhAhb do al
aide he has been OF the Presidential
party at the theater.
Wednesday night the President and
Mrs. Wilson went to the Belasco ac-
companied by Miss Wilson. ADMIRAL
Grayson, and John Randolph Boil
ing. 1t was the first time that the
President had been to any theater
but Keith's since his return from
France. So far as the Belasco is con-
cerned it's the last night they could
have gone, for. On Thursday night,
the actors struck-Washing.o first
experience with the theatrical strike.
morning the President mo-
tored down to Union Station with his
to see her off for New York.
where she will probably be for some
little time-and once more he and
Mrs. Wilson were alone in the White
House with only DR.. Grayson.
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.seldorf. about a year after their mar
riage in the fall d 1914. Since then
do not know what may have hap
pened to them. It may please the
believer in omens to note that he
was the thirteenth duke. and prob
ably the last.
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A HGOEEeOuss Farew
For Miss GIeavea.

a SNHoElteOu8' ElEGNfeA
For Miss Gleayea.
Apparently the Pacific fleet is not
to replace the old Asiatic fleet. for
Admiral Gleaves. who during the war
was stationed at the New York gem
eral charge OF the transport service,
and whose wonderful work in that
difficult post has won him unstinted
praise. is going out to take command
of that with headquarters IN Manila.
Since the close of the war he has
been stationed temporarily at James
town, and when Mrs. Gleaves and
Evelina left there recently to make
their start for Manila, they gave
Evelina a perfectly gorgeous trP-
well party.
Evelina is a pretty thing, and as
nice as she is pretty. She made her
debut in Washington several seasons
ago, and was a great favorite during
the two seasons that the family was
stationed here. She and her mother
sailed last Saturday from HOboken
on the transport Great Northern for
Manila, where they will await the
admiraFs arrival. They just about
had time to greet Admiral Gleaves'
elder daughter, Anne, wife Of Lieut..
Thomas Earle Van Metre, on her re-
turn from Brest last week, before
themselves starting for the other side
Of the earth.
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them then. without the big review as
an excuse.
It is not known just when Secretary
and Mrs. Daniels Will come back to
Washington. After the review OF the
Pacific fleet has been successfully ac-
complished they are going on an In
spection trip Up the coast. 1t seems
that the Secretary will have a look at
as much as possible Of the activities
that come under his jurisdiction out
in that part OF the country while he
ls out there. SO they are not as yet
figuring on the date OF his return.
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Prince De CrOy Was
The First to Arrive.

The quite unheralded arrival of
Prince Reginald de Croy last Thurs
day served warning that the process
sion was about to begin. For while
he came ostensibly to assume his
duties as the first secretary to the
Belgian legation here. it would per-
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Meanwhile there was a little furry
nf interest last Monday night when 1t
was known that the McAdOos were in
town and at the White House. It was
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MSS MILDRED RALPH,

MISS MILDRED RAlFhs
Daughter Of Major Ralph, popular addition
the army
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General Barnett put In one day
Friday, think It was. at Caldwell.