A recent experience of the New York Times with one W. ferior military courts was extended by the act of March 2, enness and the crimes flowing from it had increased in the The truth is, as the Times has ascertained by thorough P. White of Philadelphia illustrates how men professing figures in order to sustain some personal hobby will, in the contrary was true, and giving figures, professedly taken the fact and made appropriate comments. 118 army since the abolition of the canteen. The Times noted 1,645 in 1900 to 504 in 1906. from the official report, showing that general courts-martial as has every such report for the last six years, that drunk- by general courts-martial, and that the decrease of such 15 in the Chicago Inter-Ocean. It may be well to the most exalted ideals often will distort facts and garble cases alleged by Mr. White was merely a decrease of pleas of fact, circulate downright lies as truth and salve their con- had decreased from 6,680 in 1900 to 4,596 in 1906, and that quote it in full : investigation at Washington, that since the power of in- Thereupon Mr. White wrote a letter alleging that just Getting Acquainted. The annual report of the judge advocate general showed, cases of drunkenness before such courts had decreased from sciences with the notion that they are "doing good." 1901, there have been practically no trials for drunkenness