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Evening star., 1919-02-02

joying Q visit at their homA, i7Is issA
street, from Miss Edith Stevens ot
North rewkstury, Mas. who return.
Mawr College, Pa.
Mrs. Julia Kellogg Bradley. daagA-
ter OF the late Col. Sanford Kellogg,
U. 8. A.. who makes her home with
her mother at the Marlborough. In
this city, has gone to Norfolk. Va.
for a visit to friends.
Evening star., 1919-02-02

eeeesS .seess1iag - WasAtastsa Tor
next winter.
Lieut. Edw9rd J. Kidder, o. 81 ~,
has gone TO Annapolis. whore he 10
spending his leave with his mother.
Lieut. Arthur Burnett. q. s. N, Just
returned from overseas duty. is now
on a visit to Mr.. and Mrs. william
Sloan, at Loekhaven, Va
Lieut. Stewart MAckIin. q. s. n, has
returned to his ship at New York after
q visit to his parents, Capt. C. r.
Macklin. z. s. N. and Mrs Msckiin
at the naval base, Norfolk. On his
way north Lieut.. Macklin stopped to
see friends in Washington. Baltimore
and Annapolis.
Capt. Harry Paul q. S. n. c., and
Mrs. Paul. with their little daughter,
Evening star., 1919-02-02

Dlorepcs Masis. are cemfcsfatsx asutvs
tied Tor the season at Norfolk, va asHS
Lieut.. Commander Sampson, u. S. N
and Mrs Sampson are spending the
winter at Virginia Beach, where they
have the Markham cottage.
Lieut.. Charles n Jones, q. S. N, at
tacilSd to the q. g. 8. Florida, is spend
Ing the winter at PortsmoufhS-e4
where he has been Joined ny Ms.
Jones and they are making 8hytr
home for the season with DE- 4nS Is
J. T. Jarrett
Lieut.. Commander Louis n. MAxfield,
u. s.. N. accompanied by M4g Max
field, came from Norfolk lazE lndRy
and spent the week In washiH62 In. -
Lieut. Commander Clyde Co. "
CONTINUED on Sixth RNIeUW
Evening star., 1919-02-02
Army Notes.

Mrs. A. Mcintyre, wife OF Brig
Gen. Mcintyre U. s. A, is spending
tho winter in Washington. and will
remain at 24oe 18th street until her
husbands return from France.
Evening star., 1919-02-02

by Mrs. Brooke, has come
to Washington for duty and has an
apartment for the season at the
Northumberland, corner of New
Hampshire avenue and v street
Evening star., 1919-02-02

Col Waldo c. Potter. Z. S. A, at
present on duty in Washington. has
been joined here by Mrs. Potter, and
has located for the season at 1926
Riggs place.
Evening star., 1919-02-02

Col. Loren C. Grieves. o. S. A.. ae-
companied by Mrs. Grieves and her
children. who recently left Washing.
ton. has arrived Tor duty at Fort
Col. Grieves' new detail is that Of
secretary of the Army service schools.
Evening star., 1919-02-02

Maj. Edgar NJ Whiting, q. S. A, re-
Gently arrived in Washington, is con-
valescing at the Walter Reed Hospital
from wounds received in France last
August
Evening star., 1919-02-02

Mrs. Frank Weed wife of MAJ.
Weed. n s. A., has gone to New
York tor = visit to friends. Nal. Weed
is absent on overseas duty.
Evening star., 1919-02-02

Capt. Harry Paul q. S. n. c., and
Mrs. Paul. with their little daughter,
Evening star., 1919-02-02

in which he has succeeded Col. Ezra
3. Fuller, Z. S. A.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-16
Enlisting for Railway Service

The Senate Interstate Commerce
Committee, by vote of Ia to 1, the
majority including men Of both
parties and different social views,
has put into the railroad bill a pro-
vision that railway employees must
not strike when striking would inter
fere with interstate commerce.
The need Of such safeguard has
been brought home to the public with
great force by recent events. The
country has stood on the raw rim of
disaster. The provision will be sup
ported by an overwhelming public
sentiment, and, whatever their pres
ent first thoughts or existing opin-
IONS, It's justice, we believe, will be
Ultimately conceded by railway work
ers. An uninterrupted railway ser
vice ls a social necessity. Con-
certed action to stop the flow of
goods does not differ in principle
Ai''i' NOiiNNI tCu dCLIOn 10 SLOD the
flow Of water essential to the lives
Of urban residents. As the railroad
owners would not be permitted to
lock up the railroads, so no other set
Of men may be allowed to do so.
A man may elect as to whether
railway employment is sufficiently
attractive in other respects to out
weigh the limits placed on his lib
crty. But, having enlisted, he may
not desert under circumstances that
amount to mutiny. Every reason
able device should be adopted to Sc
cure a consideration and settlement
Of grievances. Railway men arc
bone Of our bone and flesh Of our
flesh, and they are to be treated
with the libcrality their merits de-
New-York tribune., 1919-10-16
Pershing's s Oura
the Editor of The Tribune,

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: would thank you very much if
you could publish this letter, in which
wish to thank the kind person who
sent The New York Tribune and "The
New York World' addressed TO any
American soldier in the American
forces in Germany. When I read and
saw that TIE lst Division had received
such 4 royal welcome in New York
was sorry stayed with the army in
Germany. could have been with
pershing's Own on that parade. am
sorry now reGnlsted. But it is no
use TO cry over q deed done. Now I'll
have to stay over for at least two moro
years.
But one thing. l am proud that
was member of pershing's Own, the
lst Division. | was Il member of the
LIT Ammunition Train so thank the
sender again for the papers and thank
you in advance for the courtesy you
may show me.
SERGT. SHERMAN s. REED.
Motor Command al, A. P. 0. 927, A. F.
in G., Coblcnz, Germany, Sept. 80,
1919.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-16
Enter Mike Gilhooley

We are glad that Mike, five times
a stowaway out of Europe, is at last
in fair way to become an Ameri-
can. There are plenty of agitated
aliens already within our borders
who show not the slightest apprecl-
alton of such poor blessings as our
land affords. Partly this is our
fault of assimilation. Partly it is
their fault in misunderstanding in
advance what it was all about.
Now, Mike Gilhooley is plainly Of
a different stamp. He made up his
mind to become an American, and
no trihes like immigration rules and
steamship companies could daunt
him. 1t is safe bet that he is not
coming here for few years of high
wages or to wave a red flag, OF even
march in q procession behind one.
He is the sort of stuff that made
America-fo we are all descended
from just such resolute adventurers,
with the same spark of courage and
will to achieve, at any rate.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-16
Contented Britain
(Fron The Toledo Bl0de)

We suppose that in the last six
months the cables have announced at
least half dozen times that Britain
was on the point of industrial paral-
yss. Yet she manages some way to
circumvent the disease each time. and
there is little in the trade news to IN
dlcate that any great suffering has
been experienced We knew man
once who seemed forever to be getting
in the way when truck teams ran away
or signs fell down or ropes broke.
Following one of these accidents a
neighbor poured out his sympathy
Lord, mani" SAID the victim, II am
laid up so much that I'm used to it,
and Pm afraid that if didn't have an
ankle in splnts, or my ribs in ban
dages, and drugs smelling up my food
I'd be unhappy 1t may come to be
that Britain, free Of industrial trouble,
would feel that something was the
matter and force general election
just 70 feel the accustomed worries.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-16

tives which was elected in Novem-
ber, 1880, did not meet until Decem-
ber 5, 1881. There had been a spe-
cial session of the Senate after
March 4, 1881, to confirm Presiden-
tial nominations. There was an
other special session of the Senate,
convened on October 10, to confirm
nominations sent in by President
Arthur.
President Wilson's present illness,
threatening a degree Of inability as
yet undetermined, is strikingly diff
ferentiated from President Garheld's
by the fact that Congress is at pres
ent occupied with. business of the
most vital character-part Of it ex-
ecutive-and that the functions of
the Executive cannot be suspended
without causing the greatest incon-
venience and confusion.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-16
Pity the Board!

Don't blame the overworked board
for eliminating all unnecessary data, as
everything you saw them write in the
big book had to be written on a card as
well. And then, too, they got properly
squelched, as, for instance, when one
man was asked if he paid the rent on
the premises, snapped back, eyes, sir;
my motherin-law never offered to-
Wherepon everybody laughed, Mr.. Man
included, and things clarified.
Talk about your burlesque show,
It's a mere bagatollc compared with the
polling place. Why doesn't some one
write book about it? Or, what is
vastly more TO the point, why not let
sister illustrators sketch it?
But I dgress, and to resume, Mrs
Fuller is not the only woman who dis
liked the term "housewife.r The women
generally regarded it as rather undig-
nifed. When I registered I had to con-
fess to it, though inwardly rebelling, so
I realize there arc times when "feller
needs friend" Concerning dutiful
husband, he probably would not on any
occasion forget that he is first last
and all the time an artist, and doubtless
next time friend wife will quite readily
recall her profession. I envy her-an-
other registration day will roll around
and she may stand corrected, but |, who
am not an artist, but only a mother
who has inspired her son to be one, must
continue to enroll as "houscwfe"
So, cheer up, dear sister, join the
women's division of your chosen party,
study the organization, and watch your
"feeble female will" expand Here's hop
ing that good luck may ever attend you,
as d citizen, an artist and as a mother.
FRANCES BOLTON,
Captain of Women. 18th Election Dis
trict, 21st Assembly District
New York, Oct IA, 1919.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-16
Old Songs

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Doubtless several other corrc-
spondents have forestallcd ne in calling
your attention to the fact that Of the
two songs reproduced in your issue of
to-day, in response to the request from
Jay See the words given %
Garry Me Back 70 Old Virginny'
are doubtless not those which vera
desired by Jay See" The song 10
which the correspondent undoubtedly
referred was Garry Me Back TO Old
Nirginny,' by James A. Bland. the
words of which l inclose. incidentally.
if "Jay See" wants to sing "When You
and We're Young, Maggie" one might
suggest trip to the Hippodrome,
where it will be found as one of the old
songs used in the community singing.
KENNETH S. CLARK.
New York, Oct. IA, 1919
New-York tribune., 1919-10-16
Other People 8 PiHae

To the Editor Of The Tribune
Sir: 1t is very nice Of you TO send
such sweet Acknowledgment, OF my
letter 10 The Tribune, bus | would re-
spectfully suggest that + The Tribune
would devote more space 90 letters Oh
subjects Of general interest instead Of
wasting it on such tommyrot as that
Ding" stuff and letters pralsing The
Tribune as the greatest paper on earth,
many more Of your readers woald find
the paper interesting. Other newspapers
whose space is quite as valuable as The
Tribune's devote whole pages to letters
from correspondents
Unfortunately. omitted the usual in
PRODUCTION about The Tribune being the
greatest paper. etc, 50 my les.er was
not printed.
People get tired of reading the sor;
of pifle The Tribune devotes so much
space to. Give Us little variety ard
don't be afraid to publish oa,spoaen let-
ters. when they are honest and for the
public good I am sorry wasted ny
timo on The Tribune
HAHeT WATTS.
New York, Oct. II, 1919
New-York tribune., 1919-10-16
The American Way
(Frun The Wheeling 1nter.ioenccr)

Here is an incident that is we'll
worth study.
A few days ago Pennsylvania ex-
press train bound for New York
stopped not long after leaving Phila-
delphia. The passengers became un-
easy and some of them climbed out to
find the engine crew trying to mako a
minor repair on the engine. The job
puzzled them. Then from the crowd
stepped out a prosperous looking cit
izen, who said:
"Give me hammer and I will fix
it for you"
Without waiting to don overalls, he
went to work and In a short time the
engine was in running condition.
"Who is that man." asked a passen-
ger.
That is Sam Vauclain," replied an
other.
The volunteer engine mender was
the president of the great Baldwin
Locomotive Works at Philadelphia. He
worked in the shop, learned his trade,
came up from the ranks and is now
head of the greatest locomotive max
ing plant in the world Sam Vauclain s
career is not peculiar or unique in
America. Charles NJ. Schwab once car
ried surveyors rod and Oscar Will
ard was once railroad trainman. The
industry of this country is calling for
expert men each day, and the man who
is able to fill the job above him sooner
or later is pretty apt to get it. The
trouble with many men is that not only
are they not prepared for the jobs
above them, but they don't care enough
about filling the jobs they are in.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-16
Shantung Caution

In his Shantung speech Senator
Lodge did not confine himself strict
~ to the issue in hand. He wan
dered far into the field Of predic-
ton. He prejudged the case against
Japan in a manner calculated, 1t
would seem, to prejudice good rela-
tions between Japan and the United
States.
1t is conceded by all that the
Shantung article as it stands in the
treaty is obnoxious to Americans.
The President makes no defence of
it on it's merits. His first excuse
for consenting to it was that a
secret treaty pledging recognition
Of the transfer was the price paid
to secure Japan's entry into the
war. When the invaldity of this
was exposed by Senator Norris, who
pointed out that Japan entered the
war in October, 1914, whereas the
until 1917, the President thanked
him for his correction and then pro-
ceeded to repeat the error. The
second excuse, and probably the true
one, was that Japan threatened to
leave Paris if her demand was not
respected. Finally, the President
has asserted that the matter was of
no consequence or account, as Japan
had agreed that she would quickly
recede the province to China.
The material point, of course, is
whether Japan has agreed to get out
and intends to keep her word. The
evidence in support of the claim
that she will Senator Lodge saw fit
practically to ignore. The omission
is scarcely wise in view of the re-
sponsibillties Of his place.
What is japanese policy is by no
means clear. Sometimes it points
one way and sometimes another. Per
haps Japan has yet no fixed policy
is waiting to grab if that is to be
the practice, and to refrain if there
is restraint In view Of this dubiety
it does not seem prudent to assume
the worst, for relations with Japan
are delicate, and surely no sound
man wishes to develop an anti-Jap-
anese feeling here, which may be
sparked into an explosion. Discus
sion of the Shantung article cannot
be avoided, but it is of doubtful good
to enter into the expression of gen.
eral suspicion.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-16
The Crickets ON the Fence

The headlines of the Revolution"
grow larger and larger in the radi-
cal press. Voices of the Reds take
on new shrillness. The artists of
the Great Overthrow smudge in
their octopuses more smudgily than
ever.
Yet in Buffalo, when a communist
actually stands up to run for office
on a frank soviet platform, only
some 800 out of 1900 voters stam-
pede in his direction.
How explain this sad discrepancy
between volume of sound and vol
ume of votes? We see only the re-
grettable theory that this is hope
lessly mossback proletariat, cor
rupted by wealth and comfort and
luxury and giving only quarter of
an ear to the preachers on their
soap-boxes chanting the blessings of
riot, demolition and chaos. There
are strikers, yes. And selfish capt.
talists, too. Human nature always
had weakness for larger wages
and larger profits. But to throw
143 years of America into the ash
can and put Messrs. Lenine and
Trotzky in charge Of ourselves, that
is something else again. 1t appar-
emily takes something more than
strident voices to make insanity at
tractive in America.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-16
To the Editor of The Tribune.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
clear the clouded atmosphere sur
rounding "An Artful Housewife" as
I was on duty during registration.
Certain questions were put to the
electors which it was their duty and
privilege 10 answer carefully and COR
rectly. One of those questions was Are
you married or single 2" When a woman
answered "Married," it was but natural
to suppose that she was what is COM
monty understood as "housewife," as
comparatively few married women are
wage earners or money getters. You
may call it anything you wish, "a rose
NY any other name is just as sweet"
Mrs. Fuller, when asked that ques-
ton, probably anywered Eyes," and then
as an afterthought said she was an
artist. BY that time the board had en-
tered housewife" on the books and con-
sdcred that sufficient. However. it was
her prerogative to know what her oc-
cupation was, and no election board had
any right to inveige her into saying she
was other than what she was.
The board in my district was most
careful about that, and every married
woman or housewife was asked if she
had any other occupation, and if so, it
! was entered accordingly. But human
nature Is the same the world over and
some resented that One woman an
swered quite testify, isn't that
enough?" Some persons took the ques-
tons too seriously and wanted theil
whole pedigrees put down, and the
board, to help them out, said THAT ISM
recoSSarv"
New-York tribune., 1919-10-16
A Card of Thanks

TO the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: VIII you kindly convey to youf
CHIEF my sincere thanks for the many
and wonderfully promo, reo.ies to my
request FOR The words OF t'vo oldtlme
songs, printed in your issue 81 the S.h
INST?
It would also afford me sonmne pleas
ure TO forward IN this sa,ae .na.i l. ie"
words Of acknowledgment and appie-
citation 20 those kind readers who affixed
their names and addresses 10 Their
communications. AS to those VINO d'd
not, weli-they have ny gratitude II
spirit. JAY SCI"
Mount Vernon, \. y, Oct. Il. l9i9-
New-York tribune., 1919-10-16
Facing the Flag
To the Editor of The Tribune,

To the Editor of The Tribune.
CIR: Permit me TO suggest the follow.
~ ing form for our national cemeter;o.
in France:
The cemetery as a whole to be IN II.
form of true circle.
Within an outer circle as manv row
centric circles as the size of the cero
terry may make necessary.
Footpaths to follow the lines Of thss.
concentric circles
Radii from the centre Of the cer,o
terry TO the outer circle; as many as ,r.u
be necessary, these radii to be dr;vo-
ways.
The burial plots will thus be formed
by the concentric circles, footpaths and
the radii, driveways.
The centre of the cemetery to be g,
open circle, with the flag in the tr,a
centre thereof.
The circle represents eternity.
In this form of cemetery all graves
must equally face the flag; no one mora
than the other
The landscape gardener and the arch.
tect may beautfy this form of cemeterv
as much as they desire, but without IN.
terfering with the original scheme 90
circle as proposed.
This thought was suggested to ne IN
visiting our cemetery at Thiacourt. in
Lorraine, which now contains 4,2OO Of
our dead gathered from temporary
burial places in the general vicinity and
whittier I went to visit the grave Of
my son. First Lieutenant Edward Nc.
Clure Peters, ST, L. S. A, commandju.
the I'd Company Machine Gun Battal,
ion. LIST Brigade, 1st Division. Ameri-
can Expeditionary Forces, and killed in
action March II, 1918.
This cemetery is like all Of those I
have seen, devoid of single idea Of
originality, sentiment or feeling; row
after row of graves, as close together as
may be; trench burial.
think my suggestion should appeal
to the American public and to the rela-
tions of the dead
EDWARD MCCLURE PETERS.
Captain L. s. \. r. F.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-16
Judge Hoffman

To the Editor of The Tribune
Sir: The candidacy Of Justice Ben.
jamin Hoffman for reelection in the
Second Municipal Court District Of
Manhattan deserves mention. Judge
Hoffman is just completing his second
term. HIS record has been an excel
lent one and justifies his reelection.
Although d Democrat. he has loen IL
dorsed by the Republicans. fortunate
thing, for the district IN which he runs
is strongly socialislic
While statistics are frequently pub
lished Of the volume o. business in the
courts, it is seldom thas We have au-
thentic information as 10 the indiyid-
ual record of judges. For ,Aat reason
an official table Of appeals taeen from
Judge Hoffmans decisions .fom 1915
to date IS OF unusual iatc.o The
records prior to 1916 are not afailab'e
1t is to be remembered that as a gen
eral rule Municipal Court justice
tries as many as 1900 eases q year.
In 1916 there were only - appeals
from his decisions, which resulted in
q affirmances, reversala and nodi-
fication.
IN 1917 there were is appeals result
ing in / affirmanccs and o reverssls.
In 1918 there were ~ appeals, re
sulting in 10 affirmancos. reversals,
2 notifications and dism.ssals
In 1919 there were % appeals. all re-
sulting in affirmances.
FRANK MOSS.
New York. Oct. Q. 1919.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-16
serve, but they may not take the
country by the throat.

serve, but they may not take the
country by the throat.
Almost as important Is the pro-
vision, also indorsed in non-partisan
division, that the owners Of railway
property shall be allowed 5h per
cent on the true value of their in
vestments. At present capital COM
mands something more than 57a per
cent. But conditions are abnormal,
and Congress legislates for the fut-
ure. If insured against future loss,
railway owners will perhaps not
deeply complain Of 5l2 per cent
return.
OF earnings between 51a and 7
per cent l per cent is to be assigned
to maintenance and improvement
funds and one-half of 1 per cent is
to be transferred to the National
Transportation Board to build up a
contingent fund. Earnings above
7 per cent are to go one-fourth to
improvement and three-fourths to
the national fund.
Objection, of course, can be made
to this distribution. Perhaps it
does not provide sufficient reward
to stimulate efficiency. But the rail-
road problem is SO complicated that
it is not feasible to get an entirely
ideal settlement. Under the leader
ship of Senator Cummins, who per-
sonally is a Progressive, but a rea-
sonable one, the railroad bill is TAX
ing form. and prospects for a salts
factory solution grow brighter.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-16
Matters of History

1t is surprising to find Senator
John Sharp Williams saying to the
Senate Foreign Relations Commit
tee: "Whcn President Mckinley was
down on his sickbcd the Senate did
not bother him for information"
The natural implication of this re-
mark is that the Senate was in ses-
sion when President Mckinley was
attacked by an assassin at Buffalo
and considerably rcfrained from ad-
dressing him any inquiries or COM
munications concerning public bust
ness. President Mckinley was shot
on September 6, 1901, and died on
September Id, 1901. Nobody ought
to know better than Mr.. Williams
that Congress was not in session at
that time, for he was himself mem
Der Of the House Of Representatives
and already prominent in its leader
ship. The 57th Congress, whose
two-year term began on March d.,
1901, did not open its first session
until December 2, 1901.
Parallels have also been drawn be-
tween the present situation in Wash
ington and the situation caused by
President Gariicld's long illness.
Garfield was shot by Guteau on July
2, 1881. He died at Elberon. n. j.,
on September 10, 1881. But Con-
grcss was in recess during all that
period. Tho House Of Rcprcsenta.