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New-York tribune., 1913-07-13
BERLIN NIGHT LIFE.

Berlin night life is as brisk As thSH
day life; il is brisker ever inah w
York's.
Night life is much maIlgucd u means
progress aud efficiency, and sJlWdly aH'
night life do not 20 together ,
Too much sleep may be a nations
curse
Zone added hour Of nisht lie VIII "
wonders with a nation.
They are doins more In GERMANY ~
make the people happier than We are
America.
Law means law in Germany 10 'h'
United states II does not, and 1a.s 70 pa'
ticularly true Oh building laws TO p''''N'
loss OF lie by lire. ,,
management OF public officers is oe.'.'
in Germany than IN the United s'A".
There are fewer laws, and these are ih'''
competent than ours.
Germany has taken her city so''''
ment out OF politics.
"'Graft as We know IL here does n''
exist IN Germany.
Germany controls trusts adniISOH'
but she encourages. not discourases 'ns"-
And Germany Is very pfosp''0''
while We are grumblng at hard tunes,
emperor William Is not "'' wv
really. but a potentato OF commei'"
"'Heu never 20 TO war it he can NO.
IL. his army and navy are business ="
yestmeuts -.
William is marvel among Nv
archs. a sporadic ease OF great ADM"
an ocean of incompetence % 80
Mr. Kooster reserves one OF his eiOOe'
revelations for his chapter on bo','
tional systems" This Is a hard DO"
those OF us who have never iofsVN
Max o'Rclrs remark that the s'''s 49,,
American boy knows moro than the 49, 49,,
Frenchman. Whether that was true ~,
wears ago or not Is beside the .'''%
Here are the facts now, as re'e"l'o'
cordlng TO Mr.. Rooster, In "A table ol -. -
tlstics showing the number OF illi'e''"
per 600 population:
New-York tribune., 1913-07-13
Continued from first page.

Office one day last winter a shabby in
dividual who bore all the earmarks Of a
Bowery lodging house. lie wanted 10 see
District Attorney Whitman" and no
amount Of persuasion or argument would
move him either 10 disclose his prospec-
tive business or 10 conduct II with any
Assistant District Attorney.
Whitman has been taking worse chances
than that ever since he entered once, and
when the matter was put before him he
directed that the man should be shown
in. This man never did give his name
10 Whitman. but as soon az he found
himself alone with the District Attorney
he dug out OF a dilapdated coat pocket
scrap Of paper. torn and dirty. that
bore pencil notation. which was Just
barely declpherable II read:
BE sure and send your 80 for April
and May TO John Mustard tonight He
must have IL by Z o'clock
The man explained that he had picked
the note up from the barroOm floor In the
saloon Of one McGrath In Harlem. late
one afternoon In the previous May. He
had seen Il delivered by another man to
the bartender. who. after reading u. made
memorandum on pad OF paper beside
the cash register, and then carelessly
threw the note on the hoor.
New-York tribune., 1913-07-13
WHAT WE WASTE.

1--WE waste a billion cubic feet OF nat
ural gas daily, the most perfect OF fuels
enough TO supply every city Of over 10000
population in the United states.
I'VE waste S22,OCo0CO year IN the man
ufacture OF coke In lost gases, $1,000 tons
OF ammonium sulphate Of similar value
and nearly 100000 gallons Of tar, worth
100000. a total. with other wasted by
products of t5j,Coo,ooO
1--WE waste a vast sum yearly In not
utilizing our deposits Of peat as fuel The
value OF available peat beds is estimated
at SO. .OOO 10000.
I'VE waste this by millions horsepower
every year. by failure 10 utilize our
water power. At $50 a horsepower per
annum. which Is below the average price
being less than one cent horsepower
an hour, this waste amounts to S6C'oo'o0
This Is far I'm excess OF the value OF all
coal used annually and II this power
were utilized coal could be conserved Tor
future uses, for heating and purposes
where the power would not be service
able.
eve waste t23sO)O.0O0 annually In losses
through foods and freshets. The most
of this could be prevented by proper en-
eineering In the erection OF leyees and
dams.
1--WE waste S5OO,OOO.O0O a year In soil
erosion. Through the neglect Of farmers
10 work their land and prevent the forma-
ton OF gullles the fertility OF the soil Is
washed into the lowlands and seas.
I'VE waste vast land resources by iaiI-
urc 10 drain swamps and oyeriiowed
areas. These lands could be reclaimed at
small expense. increasing the value Of the
land threefold and supplying homes for
ia OOO ODO peoplc
New-York tribune., 1913-07-13

been assured by law. trusts could never
have overcome the independence Of bust
moss men and forced them into consolida-
tiouS"
Having diagnosed the evil. Mr. koester
next. logically. seeks remedies for the
conditions that have been created boy these
evils. lie finds It the part of wisdom 10
draw comparisons with other countries 10
which similar conditions have been met
owing 10 certain advantages I'm inher-
tied policy and characteristics, he says
"as We'll as from natural causes, one OF
the countries which has solved many OF
the problems which are obstacles 10 gem
eral prosperity and progress In America
to-day is Germany. and In considering
American conditions many comparisons
will Doe made with German conditions
whore efficiency has reached the highest
point OF development yet achieved. since
the author. being ~ German birth and
training. is familiar with those conditions
az well as with American conditions
through citizenship and an active par
tlcipation IN American business and en-
cheering undertakings during the last ten
years.
New-York tribune., 1913-07-13
Frank Koesters Anaignment Of This Nations
Governmental and Business Management
Becomes Specific in the lnstancing Of
Blunders Which, He Thinks,
May Prove Fatal.

the learning Of a means OF livelihood on
the part OF every citizen.
Denies the right 20 work.
Fails To- protect small Industries from
the aggression of mOnOIoies
Neg,tcts % provide a national testing
plant fCr the promotion Of manufacture.
Fails 10 provide Industrial insurance
systems for accident. sickness ana Ola
Improperly develops waterway.
Does not cause the administration 70
command the respect OF the public.
Fails 10 prevent the congestion or
wealth In the hands OF the few.
Fails 10 diminish the controversy 'e-
tween capital and labor.
Fails 10 command the respect and good
will Of foreign commerce.
Fails 20 promote our merchant marine
Fails 10 adopt a constructive diplomatic
policy.
"The machinery Of the government ~
continued Mr. Koester "and the per
sonneI which has been evolved 10 admin
ister its affairs is incompetent and incii-
cient II is In state OF breakdown, is
unable TO cope with conditions which II
has created and its deplorable and de-
structive and desperate activities are Ike
huge machine grinding itself 10 pieces.
The situation IS acute and demands the
careful thought Of every citizen.
What II all means I'm dollars and cents
alone may be computed. but what II
means in unrest. distress. Encouragement
and misery IS beyond any human calcu-
1atiop
New-York tribune., 1913-07-13
eeRMANWs REHABILITATION.

Germany herself a generation ago was
an inefficient aud exhausted nation. and
her progress and prosperity have been due
principally 20 sound craftsmanship and
the recognition the country over Of what
could be learned from other countries.
The enormous strides that Germany
has made In the last twenty years have
served TO place her In position OF leader
ship among the nations OF the world, and
In making comparisons OF efficiency IL
will be- necessary 10 draw a picture by no
means favorable TO other nations, cspe-
Cially our own. not so much on account or
q lack of progress as on account OF
the failure 20 progress at the rapid rate
which Germany has maintained"
Perhaps as good a comparison Of prcs-
cnt general conditions In Germany and
the United states may be had from a
reading OF quotations from an interview
with Thomas \. Edison, which Mr.
Koester uses in his excellent chapter on
Business Is Business" II reads In part:
- saw says Mr.. Edison, speaking
OF housing iu Berlin. what made me
ashamed ~ my own United states, am
afraid The workingmon OF New York
city are not housed as these Berlncrs.
What contrast TO the dreadful tonc-
mcnts which disgrace and deface New
Yorks crowded districts
New-York tribune., 1913-07-13
PERCENTAGE OF lLLlTERA1eS

Thus IL appears that proporuoh',.t,,,s. .,,,s.
SAYS Mr. Koester, there are twen'l Ia
as many nlitcrstes In Great Britain !,
40 times a. many in the Unlteo s'S'''
in Germany"
New-York tribune., 1913-07-13
Economist Finds That Germany Has Solved
Many Of the Serious Problems Confront
ing America and Thinks the Most
Pressing Need Of This Repub-
lie Is Education.

German factory construction. factory
management and protection Of workmen
b. far In advance of ours.
European land is not nearly ~ good
as ours. but the average crop per acre On
IL IS three times as large.
our people are wastcfu. and Unscea.
tihc all along the line.
1--WE neglect our opportunities With
startling carolossness
An enormous roadside crop of apples
is grown iu Germany ou land which
would be wasted in this couu. 81
The immense advantage OF ntcnsi'e
farming is not realized DO the United
states.
"'Our farmers dissipatc their time and
energy on crude cultivation oi large
areas
"'Good European building laws, abs9'
lutcly enforced, are Tar superior 10 ours
Fire horrors like those peculiar TO
America are impossible in Germany
German building depreciation Is Only
a small percentage of ours.
Germany is not behind us In genera
manufacturing and far boo advance 10
chemical industries.
The Continental European farmer u
Infinitely more effective than the Amer.
can farmer. because hc is more carelui
and less wastefuL
The German peasant lndefslaho'
many OF the great requisites Of success
Tar better than the American isIme
does.
"'From soil 80 bad that We "osN
scorn IL. the foreign agucuIt1risi pro-
duces marvellous crops.
Berlin is full OF energy Ber'ihH,
even in their walking gait sno" Signs "
their great progress.
New-York tribune., 1913-07-13
SECOND PAPER.

ktG-pND r .AA lflh'
IN the Introductory chapter Of his
"The Price Of Inefiiciency,' Mr
Il Frank Koester takes account oil
stock Of the nations resources, and ne
mercilessly attacks us for ineXcusablc
waste and puerile lack Of foresight. lie
diagnoses national errors and POINTS out
remedies.
Unrest and turmoil" he says. are the
order Of the times, protest and animoslty
show themselves at every hand. and
hatred and hopelessness, bitter distrust
and denunciation govern our relations as
classes and individuals
1--WE are facing an acute but intensely
complicated crisis in the existence oil the
nation, and the contributing causes are
numerous and grave, with remedies DIM
cult TO understand and more difficult to
apply. The country is like a giant. bound
hand and foot and tormented on every
side I'm an intolerable situation, but hope
Tess Of any relief
I'VE confront conditions not theories.
Familiar with great prosperity and ac-
customed 20 the swing OF progress, there
seemed no bounds which we might not
permit ourselves anu tluS AHS a""'NH
ing is all the more abrupt and severe, and
the present stagnation al! the more Keen
ly felt.
"A young nation with vast natural re-
sources. The fair way ahead was free
and clear, but suddenly We find that our
resources have been squandered and are
approaching exhaustion; that we have
been betrayed by our hnanciers and poll
.icians. and led into the blind alley Of
disaster.
Though being a self-satished people
ge are yet unable TO assert ourselves at
the right juncture in our own interests
We cannot kick and kick vigorously
enough at the right time and place. and
we are continually getting deeper and
deeper into trouble.
New-York tribune., 1913-07-13
SOMETHING OF A JOKE.

lie picked IL up. he said. without any
very definite object in view. but still with
the thought IN the back Of his head that
he would keep II for few weeks. and
then spring IL on the proprietor az some
thing In the way Of joke that should
New-York tribune., 1913-07-13

Firmness being will power. oosun-"
might perhaps be termed won't pow"
New-York tribune., 1913-07-13

I be worth AT least one drink on the house.
The coat he had on at the time had
been laid aside. as tho warmer weather
came on. and b. was not until the next
winter that he began TO wear u again.
and then he discovered the old note. Ills
lines did not fall In that section of the
city. he owed no debt 10 McGrath. Mus
tard or any one concerned. and without
any particular idea OF civic duty or pride,
but just from a half desire to see what
would happen. he decided 10 bring the
note 10 the District Attorney.
Whitman placed John Mustard a. sa-
loonkceper who WAS president OF n branch
Of the Liquor Dealers Association. lie
located the McGrath concerned In the ar
fair and invited him to come down to
the office The saloonkeepcr began pro-
testing volubly almost as soon as be- came
Lefore the District Attorney that he had
never paid policeman a cent OF graft
Leaving aside what might have happened
before Mayor Gaynor'g order TO police
men TO keep out Of sgloons. Whitman
surprised MoGrath by accepting his pro-
testations about graft with decided ac-
cent on the word policeman"
THE ASSOCIATION"
Then he showed him the note-the note
which had been picked up from his bar
room floor By A casual customer-and
McGrsth almost tainted He jumped TO
the conclusion that Whitman. In some
mysterious fashion. had uncarthed All the
facts about the new form OF saloon pro
lection and he switched his yolublc eN-
plantations to a recital Of how he didn't
know single thing. except that since
the Mayors order had prevented the cops
New-York tribune., 1913-07-13
THE GUIDING LIGHT OF NATIONS.

'Tn a national crisis Of this kind the
craftsmanship of a country should be its
guiding light; but where are the states
men to be found? Where are the leaders
who are not chiefly concerned with their
own political interests? A government
should be an inspiration and guiding
force, an ENCOURAGEMENT for Industry and
business but instead OF exhibiting such
a firm and fruitful policy our adminisua-
ton is one of waste and gross inei1ciency'
"With craftsmanship such as America
should command, the dangerous shoals
we are now encountering would long ago
have been avoided. With patriotic and
aisinterested hands at the helm of state,
such dangers would have been clearly
seen and avoided: whereas now the YES
sci Of government is crushing frst
against Scylla on one side and tossed oy
Charybdis on the other
"The government may be charged with:
Running of prosperity for petty partisan
Creating industrial unrest and turmoil,
destruction OF confidence OF the public
Unexampied waste Of national re-
sources 49,. a,, A.,
Gross administrative inefhclency ana III
competency. ,-,,.,
Gripping business enterprises.
Neglect OF agricultural needs ana a
failure 10 check enormous waste OF farm
products.
lated industrial establishments.
Negligence In combating Industrial dis
cases.
Administrative self-interest waste and
graft
Inadequacy and inefiicency OF the law
Failure to cope with monopolies
Failure 70 prevent adulterauOn OF
foods.
Continuance OF deceptive and de-
structive patent system
Autocratic administration Of the post
office
Promoting the spirit OF lawlessness and
dsrespect for law.
a wrongful immigration policy.
New-York tribune., 1913-07-13
LACK or CONSTRUCTIVE ACTION,

Mr. KOester claims that while these are
among the principal items directly
chargcable 10 the government. more
considerable responsibility is chargeable
10 its failure TO take constructive action.
In 80 far as business Is concerned, among
the items that he enumerates he says the
government i8 negligent in that II
Falls TO modernlze the Constitution.
Fails 10 provide an adequate and proper
educational system.
Fails 10 link the educational system
with practical life through not compelling
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-06-21

A F OF 4, held at Providence. r L,
unanimously adopted a resolution in
dOrsing the movement to close the
stores in the state at 6 Saturday
nights, and to retain the Friday half
holiday.
To undo the harmful work Of the Hay
woods and Flynns and restore indus
trial peace in Paterson is worthy
task for any body that truly stands
for the protection Of labor. Working
people need protection quite as much
against dangerous breeders OF disturb
ance like the Industrial Workers OF
the World as against unjust and greedy
employers They need leadership that
cOunsels work at fair wages. not class
war and unceasing strife.-NeW York
World
Difficulty in securing enIistments for
the army is becoming 50 grave that
an appeal may be made to congress
by the secretary OF war to amend the
existing enlistments laws The reports
indicate an unWillingness among the
young men of the country TO contract
away their time for a period as long
as seven years even after il is ex-
planned to them that only four Of these
wears must be spent with the coIors-
with growing demands for troops for
garrison duty in Hawaii and the Canal
zone and for the recruitment OF the
existing regiments Up to the fun
strength, this failure OF the recruiting
service is giving serious concern 10
army officers
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-06-21
Standard ON NAV Have striIze.

Delegates from the local branches Of
the International Brotherhood of sta
tiOnary Firemen in the states of New
York New Jersey. Pennsylvania, Della
ware and Connecticut, held a special
meeting in New York, at which the
question Of demanding better condi-
lions for the workers in the plants of
the Standard Oil company. was taken
up. The chairman. Timothy Healy. de-
nOunced the treatment OF the workers
as beyond endurance. A demand for
an eiEh hour day viii be made. Tt was
also decided to make a demand on the
state labor department of New Jersey
for an Investigation of the conditions
under which the Standard oil com
pany's employees in the refineries are
working Most of the $4,000 employees
are said to be ready to strike They
include firemen, water tenders oilers.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-06-21
20 . sineIe g Lost.
Constitution Breaking in West Virginia

Constitution Breaking in West Virginia.
The constitution Of the state Of West
virginia, child Of civil war and or
gained when national feelings were
intense, provides that the constitution
Of the United States shall always be in
ERECT; that under no circumstances
shau the right Of habeas corpus be de-
med mat no citizen shall be deprived
OF Ire, liberty or property without due
process OF law; that the military au-
thorlty shall not supersede the civil
authority even under the plea OF neces-
sltyi that there shall be trial before q
jury IN open court for all criminal Of
fences, says the New York Globe.
Yet IL appears that the right of Ia
beas corpus has been denied. that citi-
zenS have been deprived of their liberty
without due process Of law; that a So
called military authority has suppressed
co the civil authority; that trial BY
jury has been denied to alleged Grim
lnal offenders and they have been cor
Vlcted and fined in accordance with the
mart{als
When constitutions have been estab-
Ished 1t has been assumed that they
would be respected by officers elected
under them Tt was believed that when
man TOOK an oath TO obey the cOnsti-
tuition he would be true to il and that
no one Would be wicked enough TO so
against the plain declarations of a fun
damental law In case Of honest doubt
executive and legislative officers have
followed their own Interpretation until
had committed one. and when the Ian
guage has been plait and the meaning
clear it has been deemed unnecessary
TO provide any punishment except the
one of Impeachment for constitution
breaking No punishment at all is pro-
Vlded for the state officers who have
deliberately violated the federal con-
stitution. The fOrefarhers never i'm
ag1ned that any one would be guilty
of such offences.
Yet not only in West Virginia. but IN
New Jersey Colorado, Idaho. and even
Massachusetts, public officers have SuS-
pended vital parts of constitutions. Pre-
public officers have been lawless and
diSOrderly- Men have been denied the
primary rights Of freedom of speech.
freedom Of aSSemblaEe and freedom Of
movement. They have been thrown
into Jail arbitrarily and have been de-
MED fair jury trials New and prepOs-
ferrous legal doctrines have been eE-
plotted in the endcavOr to justify these
Inequalities Mexico owes its troubles
to the fact that men in power. under
.he plea of necessity. diSre@arded parts
Of the Mexican constitution as tempo
rarily inappliC9 BILE Mexican theory and
practice have been introduced into this
country and the fruit thereof will be
trouble and social DISCRIMINATION.
The definition Of a new crime should
be written and placed on the statute
books There should be Indictment and
exemplary punishment Of all public Of
nCerS VINO misuse their power to multi
fy constitutions. The disorder Of the
riOter who throws a brick at a time OF
q police officer VINO breaks up a peace
able meeting or the governor who kid
maps free citizens by use of the military
and holds them as prisoners.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-06-21
James w. Smith of
Union National Bank
Tells How Plant Juice Made
a Long Vacation Unneces-
say For Him.

Here is a letter that viii be widely
read. as II comes from Mr.. James W.
SniIn- OF the Union National Bank Of
houston, one of the largest banking
houses Of the south
Plant Juice Company. CITY.
Genuemen-I want YOU to know
what Plant Juice did for me. The
character OF my work. manager Of the
statement department of the largest
local bank, is of such a nature I am
continually on my feet, and this
sprlnS- more than ever before. I felt
deDlLltared, nervous and run down
with pains in my back. grOius and
limbs Noting the prominent citizens
or this city who have been benefited
by Plant Juice I decided to try it
and want TO tell you that the re-
suits have been most satisfactory.
have entirely recovered after using
one bottle and do not feel that I viii
have TO ask Tor the long vacation that
my condition earlier in the spring
seemed to demand If you feel that
my influence or words will assist YOU
IN any way have no objection to yOur
using this letter Gratefully yours.
James w. smith
Those who suffer with dizziness.
spots before the eyes, numbness, cold
feet, pains in the back and lOins
rheumatism or nervous debility. VIII
find immediate and lasting relief in
the use of Plant Juice. For sale by
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