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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-02
The DwindlinG Drink Habit.

The testimony i'm Colonel Roosevclts libel SUIT Is
interesting for variety of reasons. II is most IN
fcrestinc orhapS. as q sign of the timcs-of the
very great decline i'm drinking thai has taken place
the country over
one does not have to 60 back to Daniel Webster
10 find an era when not only drink hut drunkenness
was considered a decent and respectable practice
popular hero in those wet days rather gained popu
laritv through hard drinking than lost IT, Ana
sort Of admiration for the Guzzer and contempt for
the tcetotaler persisted down 10 fairly recent times
How the whole popular attitude has changed the
Roosevelt case well illustrates. No sensible person
is surprised that the ColOnelS abstemiousness Is
shown to be a fact Rather there would have been
the greatest amazement IT, with all his eXtraordi
rarv vitality and Stamina, he had turned out to he
hard drinker The damning destroying effect Of
drinking to excess is now accepted rs Il common
place The drunkard is no longer hero. He is an
object of pity like every other wcaklinG
OF course. hard drinking still exists and crops
ont now and then In one quarter or another. But
taking the country through there be no question
that here rs i'm England both teetotaliSm and tenn
perance have made enormous gains The present
conspicuous case Of Colonel Roosevelt, whose pre-
else degree of temperance is not very far removed
from the tectotalism Of Mr. Bryan. is both mark
Of progress and shining example
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-02
Depends Upon the Point of View,

Governor Sulzer stouty asserts that MS s'ate"Iue
primary campaign in this city has been succesSi u
His Democratic opponents say that 1t has peeh
fat failure TO an impartial spectator IT looks as
if there was good deal Of truth in each statement
depending upon the point Of view
Mr. Suzer congratulates himself that the auul
ences which he addressed were much impressed py
his arguments The anti-Suzerites take satstac
ton from the fact that Murphy and McCooey dld
not attend the Sulzer meetings and thus escaped
conversion So long as Murphy and MCCooey stahu
fast their marionettes in the Senate and Assembly
will vote against the Suzer primary bill The Gov
errors opponents are in a measure right in saying
his campaign here failed because he could not rcach
the voting trust whose wishes are now recorder
through rollcalls at Albany
That trust may still rule at the extra session ana
the Suzer primary bill may be defeated again. hu'
tboro must be reckoning at the polls after the
LEGISLATURE adiourns. 1t is in rousinG sentiment
here which will be felt in that reckoning that the
Governor is entitled to feel that he has met with
more than moderate success.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-02
French Laws of the Air.

France. long conspicuOusy interested and ethc'eht
in aviation takes the lead in efforts for the legal
regulation Of that practice in a measure which mas
been introduced into Parliament and j. likely soon
10 he enacted.
This bill propounds the novel doctrine That pro
pretary rights on land do not extend 10 the ar at
least not above the height OF buildings ana that
therefore aviators have right 70 fly over any man
land They are forbidden. however. to land on IN
closed property near dwellings without permission.
and they are made liable for all damages which they
NAV he shown 70 have committed. either 10y landing
or in fight All private aircraft must he licensed
and must display conspiCuouSly their license mum
hers The carrying of explosives. arms. ammuni-
ton Photographic apparatus. wireless telegraph ana
telephone apparatus and carrier pigeons IS pro
hibited without special license
These provisions are likely to be widely oon'id-
cred as providing a possible model for legislation
elsewhere. II is certain that some such legislation
will he necessary in all civilized nations II will be
interesting to observe the action Of other countries
upon the denial OF landowners rights in the air
above fheir land.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-02
BRYAN'S TRUE SPHERE
The Grape and White Radish Should
Receive His Whole Attention.

To the Editor of Tho Tribune.
sir. low h"llic is the picture which
The Tribune portrsys for us Of MIR
Bryan. the man who elects our President
and dictates the platform upon which he
stands. deyoting himself to the simple
pursuit Of marketing FOR the family,
Long may he search for the crisp and
tooth-omc white radish. over which. ac-
r.rding o. his own testimony, he Is Just
COINS cray Long may he abandon to
hs competent subordinate. Professor
Moore the cares and duties Of the State
Department. for which ne IS fitted neither
ty character training nor experience,
Ih" capacity required to interpret the
meaning Of disputed treaties is quite DIFF
f'rent from that which enables a man
90 swing "A market basket with grace and
distinction
II a nation employs shirt sleeves dplo-
macy tn diplomatic affairs IT IS always
liable 70 become the laughing stock al
world powers. whereas shirt sleeves in
bucolic pursuits are eminently respectable
and 10 bc respected.
\ health On grape juice 10 the white
radish' MARTIN
New York. May II. 1918
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-02
An Underwood Bill Blunder Which Par
ticularly Affects This City.

II is renorted from Washington that Democratic
members Of the Senate Finance Committee are IN
cned to concede the unreasonablencss Of the dis
elimination in the income tax section of the Under
wood tariff bill against corporations whose bond
issues exceed in amount their capital stock. The
bill as il passed the House Of Representatives did
not allow interest paid bonds in excess Of capital
stock to be deducted from a corporations gross In
come although such interest payments clearly rep
resent debt and not profits.
The trainers Of the income tax section inserted in
bodily the excise corporation tax provisions of the
Payne tariff law without realizing that the reasons
for not allowing the exemption of Interest paid on
bonded debt In the Of corporations subject to
the excise tax would no longer hold after general
income tax had been imposed So long as tax
could not be collected income derived from bonds
the government was anxious TO discourage corpora
tions from increasing their bond issues and keep
ing their stock capitalization abnormaly low. But
now that all kinds Of income taxable It is un-
necessary TO hold such club the corporations
II is unfair and absurd to allow corporation TO
deduct interest on its debts while compelling an
other 10 consider such outlay profit and pay taxes
upon it.
New York City is especially interested In the rec
tifcation Of the bunder made by the House Of Rep
resentatiyes The corporations which are going 10
operate the subway extensions will have bonded
debts greatly i'm excess Of their capitalization. If
they are compelled to pay taxes on most of the in
terest which they pay out TO bOndholders the city
will he the loser by just that amount, since that
charge will be added to those charges which already
take precedence before the municipality can come in
for share Of the profits on subway operation
Correcting the Houses oversight will therefore
be in an especial act Of Justice TO the people
Of New York.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-02
Crowdine the Lobby" Into the Wings

II looks as If the tariff lobby quiz were going TO
nusb the Puio "money trust" inquiry clear off the
boards as a producer of copy for the Public
Printer The Pujoans moderate in calling
few leading witnesses and getting their views on
single definite topic-whether, namely. credit and
thc control OF capital were concentrated In lew
hands TO a dangerous extent But the tariff lobby
inouisitors have put TO nnety-six Senators series
If questions which. If answered in the spirit IN
which they are asked, would compel many of the
witnesses TO file with the committee six or eight
volume political autobiographies.
If every Senator is to be required TO state whether
or not he is financially interested in the production
manufacture or sale of any article mentioned IN any
hin considered since his term Of service began or Is
connected directly or Indirectly with any person.
firm. association, corporation or organization en-
gagged in the production, manufacture or sale or any
article named in the Underwood bill, where Is 'he
output of testimony to stop? Every senator Is
financially interested, as consumer at least III
most of the articles named I'm the many tarlh DIS
which have been before Congress and there are rev
Senators who have not been interested through lh
vostnent or employment in the production, manu-
facture or sale OF many articles named In the pend
ing bill.
Moreover. If Senator is to say whether he has
sought TO influence any other Senator as to the rates
on those articles must he repeat every conversation
he has ever had and dig up and republish every
speech he has ever made in the Senate bearing on
tariff rates and must he furnish his correspondence
with every constituent other citizen who has per-
sonally communicated with him in reference to rates
IN the pending measure?
II may be that all such data are desirable, how
ever bulky the public documents which VIII have
70 he issued 10 contain them. Yet when the com
mittee gets through the wood NAV not be visible be-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-02
THE DEADLY LIQUOR TRAFFIC
a Reader Points to the Terrible
Waste and Destruction It Works.

To the Editor Of The Tribune
Sir: \ few days ago read in Tho
Tribune Of q longshorcman who killed his
father and wounded his brother while he
was drunk To-day a magazine man Is
fatally stabbed and Your report saws tho
man who stabbed him had according IN
his fellow workers been drinking heavily
II is commonly said that the man who
drinks Is his own enemy How does such
saying square with the facts reported
I'm Tho Tribune ana with many other ike
facts daily reported by the press?
is II not time that the traffic that makes
havoc Of our hearts and homes be called
10 account?
Scientific Investigation has proved alco-
hol 10 be a poison. I'm the name OF com
mon sense why should any poison that
cNcites passion and leads 70 murder he
permitted to be sold to any one who had
the money to pay FOR II?
We do not allow tho mlkman 10 sell
milk that cndanecrs life. The butcher
cannot sell us dccayed meat. We are hot
after the baker II he puts alum I'm his
bread. But We allow blends" OF whiskev
and brandy TO be sold to the gilded youth
and the furnished old We permit a chem
icalZcd beer that rots the coating of the
stomach To be sold over the counter "
the bar. II there was pure drink law
and all adulterated liquors were turned
into the gutter the streets OF New York
would be ankle deep. Why do We allow
II? ! know the answer. There's money
I'm Il for the brewer, distiller and the sa-
loonkeeper: and there's graft I'm II for the
dirty politicians and the man higher up.
So let the good work go on-sell the STUFF
that steals mems brains and makes a
money In It. and we value money more
than we value men. II the economic
waste. the physical deterioration the loss
OF character. the destruction of the soul
could he estimated and set forth I'm tell
ing figures people would be amazed and
COMPOUNDED by the fearful waste.
We make the makers OF this waste pay
the city. state and nation quite a sum for
licenses, and then We pay out ten or TWEEN
ty times the amount we get in prisons,
warehouses; aims and aid.
Not counting what the city pays out,
what do you suppose II costs the churches
and charity societies to feed and house
and help the wrecks that have been made
10 the liquor traffic?
The Tribune. which ! have read for
forty years. has often spoken true and
timely words against the evils OF the
traffic.
am sure the great majority Of your
readers are with You ON The side of
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-02
An Investigation Into the Cohalan
Charges Must Be Held.

Justice Cohalans answer TO the Connolly charges
makes II more necessary than before that there
should be an investigation If he is well advised ne
will request one himself and not wait until some
one else brings about.
The Judges answer Is utterly inadequate. 1t
clears up nothing 1t is vague and general as to
the nature of the services for which Connolly paid
the 81 900 which he subsequently demanded and re-
ceived back Justice Cohaan says that they were
legal in their nature yet he does not tell what theS
were He denies that they consisted in using po-
litcaI influence in Connoy's behalf, stouy assert
inc that he had at the time political influence at
all Yet three years later in 1909. his political po-
sition had grown to he important, according 10
his own statement that he paid back TO his former
client Connolly $4,000 rather than face suit TOT
the return Of perfectly legal fees, merely in order
10 avoid trouble in political campaign. Connolly :
charges might have wrecked Tammanys chances IN
1909 says the Justice But how if the relations OF
Connolly and Cohalan were simply those of lawyer
and client?
The weakness Of the judges defence IS the I'M
explained and unexpainable return of $4,000 Law
vers are not in the habit Of paying back fees prop
erv earned in their clients service. And the po-
tical exigency which Justice Cohalan conjures up
as an explanation was not sufficient 10 explain a
transaction which goes against human nature ana
common experience Proper services are susceptible
of an explanation such will make the public un-
derstand their nature and perceive their proprety
Justice Cohalan declares that he is poor man.
This makes it all the more remarkable that he was
ready to pay back upon request so large sum as
$4,000 when he had fairly earned It in the practice
Of his profession.
The Justice speaks of having aided Mr. Connolly
m obtaining $4,000 or $4,000 worth of city bust
,ess How did he aid him? This is the real issue
The Public will insist upon knowing precisely what
means he employed to put this large amount of bust
ness in Connolly's way And it will insist upon
knowing precisely what the services were for which
the Justice was paid the $1,000 which he so readily
repaid.
The bench cannot rest under all the doubt and
suspicion which this remarkable transaction arouses.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-02
An Open Forum for
Public Debate

out a list n twenjv-u,ne questions re.at-
ing 10 tariff rates Tor manufactures 70
answer In addition . submit t0o mors
questions that should Doc pat % the Con-
troler Of the Currency. viz. First-What
is the actual condition Of the bank. AT The
present ume2 Second What tdc.t viii
the foreign demand f.r gold on account Of.
Increased imports Boo tae 'a. have upon
Our bank reserves Tho answer t' these
questions and tho discussion t N. ..if
to viii serve 90 d.anHs0 people, h.
OF the s'lpid notion that l.asu. tariff pee
ductIon VIII harm only feN rich "tnl'
f,crrrers 49, D. ALLEN.
so. s.I6 snyder avenue. Brooklyn. Nay
- 1918
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-02
THE PEOPLES COLUMN

morality and righteousness. The church
has long been sntagonistic 20 the trade
and now the doctors and the scientists
are speaking out. Let the press but take
up the matter and our children and our
children's children will rise up and call
YOU blessed. wondering why their fathers
were so tolerant and Indifferent 70 the
great evil JAMES y. CHALMERS,
Vicar church of tie Holy Trinity
New York. May e. 1918.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-02
AS | WAS SAYING

Where 10 stable IT'S Editor is the problem OF many
newspaper, and We are not surprised that Brother
Fitch should have called attention 10 ~ atrcsh.
Naturally a newspaper ycarus To- place its Editor
in the front window. where he Will show Off Crush
cnces' h'h"lShinS ae'-'"hE errors ana i''EhE H'
mainly s iHtur'' All without '''uns MS Pipe go out
Nv ""u'" W. WY "''''' ~ ''"''i " "'''' ''' -
'"' ""'''-''P',u s''l'S N"o s','' "'' '"''''
'hE' creamy p"u"''' ~ ""''' vi wv "''' ''' Nun
hu' we nave never N''"" ''' '.'''''' wv ''''''' ~
u'S' ms ~ d" '''' n'"''o,' ''''''''''s
MN sdie pace N'' loi ""'u' w '"'"'' "" ''
Of ueauIy od'N S''IS VIII" "' ''''"'''' anu U" ">'
p"' "'"' VI ''' WIZ
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foi'' " ""''n i'''N'' '''"' n.y. -
i,,r .,o to,, ,Ii,e as 10 learn from, -, I,,betc,
- 49,. IL, ,o,
..,u,. an. ,.,,.
Ears no complaints
An sells before m dry
-hovcs rs tusk IN.
IN nobody viii buy
There are loud screams from TN" business woman.
VINO hangs from Il h"iIln strap because men 40 ho'
worship her NO seat Is no iair' THINKS the business
woman nut win all Que SdI"ahS we guess II Is her
Wv" '"u'' "' , - ~.
stands no" to dig the masculine heart IN the ten
oerest OF us cHN"rous SPo'S' We 40 Hot SubEeS' d"
genuine papy a par Oh bogus ones VIII 40 Peil''lS
" their races are kept covered ana any moving ptt
ure man VIII give the au''eSSeS vi ue"''s III Si"''
More trouble! Emboldened by the wicked eX-
ample OF Caliioriha ana All%oha. ule Ne""rN''S are
now embroling us with a friendly Power. AS usual
the land question There exists considerable patch
of Ia Newark WnlGh Italians
to bid and the aucuoneers efforts to smooth matters
over by also excluding negroes have not had the
modifying effect he counted on By all we near The
Italians dONnrlBnt nuUS, ana so are tnflr 1OkS
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-02

Kansas city judge has ruled in breach Of
promise suit that engaged young women need not
confine their attentions TO the young men to whom
they are engaged Evidently the law follows the
facts in Missouri
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-02

cause Of the trees The lobby" may be lost slgh'
of in the great mass of irrelevant re'e'auo"' a.
will no unlooded on the Government Printing Once
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-02

Another demand is made in Congress for the TAX
ing of steps tending definitely in the direction Of
Philippine independence. The most DEFINITE, prac-
ticaI benefcent and expeditions steps that can be
,oLcp in that direction are those which We have
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-02

Carnogies Double I'm a Fight.-HcadIuo
Why not Carnegie institution 10 teach double
sense Of their responsibilities
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-02
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

Tho peop'e who watched The paracs
near saith street and Riverside Drive On
Friday morning witnessed "a feature WIZ"
was not Included 'n the arranged p'V
rramme. Lafayette Post was ma.0"''s
past ard the colors had reached "a p''"'
where a man stood with tire" iiie ooSS
who seemed 10 to deeply interested 'h US
spectacle \ gust of wind carned 'H'
Youngest lads hat into the air. ana .
feu where the MARCHING veterans vow
have tramped on 10 had the hat not 'e'"
rescued Naughty Wind Bile" 'lssls'
hat on. said the man, placing t'e ''',
on the little fellows head. NO. '''''''
said woman who had witnessed the PEI.
Torrance, good wind-showed litue o'
that head should be uncovered wren nAss
come past" The child may not NA's
compr,hended. but the mans eNpIeSsV"'
of countcnancc showed that he hs'
learned a lesson
THE CHEERFUL THINKER
I'd love to pay the income tax
Id pay IL with delight, -
I'd pile the stun In precious STAINS
I'd sit up half tho night
I'D try 20 be The nrst lo pa!
Ia be II N could, .,y-
And then I'd go my cheerful way
At least. l think wouid.
or course. I'd want AN income oH'
So I could pay The more ~
The deeper down / had 10 uls
The richer stream / a. pour
II l had coupons piled lu ra' NJ
With millions 10 the koou'
How joyously I'd pay me taN
cleveland Plain Deai''
No roller skating I'm the streets "a,
emma. The edict. according TO -
from that city. will he RICHLY e"'',
The police authorities in ans"e' "hs
plea from the children stated tha' 1t
objection of one householder III h.,
Is sufficient TO Danish skaters ITO" .,ss.
thoroughfare, and as there IS uhuou la
~ one person I'm every street "ho ,.
exercise the prerogative sAa''"s ,.,,sr
remain n rink amusement IN Ian
OF protest one man says: IN A"'e,.a
cities where the streets are al .v
with asphalt the whole popula,io" ws,
be seen on roller skates twice dai,' urn
and women go to their work ana es,,
from it on skates and the children auu
to and from school. Thete they ,,ors
that the roller skate is sometni"'
than means for amusement
Now. Mike. you must forgive Wv
enemies"
Ugh"
DO you object 10 that ,e Of EN-
Not altogether. There's SOM ee,n't BIZ
might as well forgive. a Tra,lrer'
enough to lick EN- '-Louis''"'
Journal.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-02

II is now up to the scientists to tel us whether
milk or grape Juice IS better.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-02

been taking for nearly fifteen years in racifving and
civilizing the islands and giving them experience
in self government
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-02

Secretary Redhcld still making speeches about
efficiency in industry. but is discrcctlv cutting out
all references TO making producers efficient with the
aid Of a black list and stuffed club
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1913-07-11
Alliance at Current

Warbler and G. w. Thompson. econo-
mists, Who have been studying the
formers problems for several years.
The information OH which their study
WAS made WAS taken first hand from
1876 families living within an area of
thirty-siN square miles Of rural terri
tory. Their conclusions were that hard
work, scarcity of labor and the sacri.
flee of their children. who are being
lured to the cities. were the most vital
problems of Minnesota farmers. Many
boys and girls who had good homes
and who were ever accommodating CAPT.
tai Of their own deserted the farm for
the shops and factories of the city.
"rlenty to eat does not satisfy the
farmer boy was the summing up of
n we'll to clio grower. "They read
thrilling stories of the Great White
Way of Gay Paris Berlin Nigh,
Life and SO on. and what are we 60
ing to do: We simply can't make them
understand the ruin it brings to hun
dreds where one survives it."
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1913-07-11

Washington. July I. "Ncltlang,"
which means world language,'' is the
name that has been given to the new
language which Professor Frederick
j. Rraenulc. official translator of the
United States pension office. has in
vented. 1t is in point of fact Il uni
versalized English. but with new al
phahet and new numerical signs.
\cltIang is the development of years
of study. according to its creator. This
is the way Professor Braendle argues
Five thousand basic words consti-
tute a thoroughly working. workable
knowledge of any language for COM
mercial- or ordinary literary uses"
says Professor Eracnd1e. land in con-
%structing Ncltlang | have taken 5000
of the words right out Of English.
English is today the most broadly
spoken language of modern times.
NeltlanS is English Will, it's spelling
altogether SimIliticu and its grammar
likewise, am already carrying on
correspondence with friends | have in
terested in the new language. After
they have learned the alphabet the
rest is simple.
The alphabet which | have invent
eel as the vehicle for Ncltlang consists
of twenty letters. for Which use in
the case of all vOWcls curvilinear char
acterS and for all the collsonantal
sounds rectangular characters. Diph-
thongs and double vuwcls arc single
characters. which are in reality com
binati"ns Of their original components.
.. w. X. Y and Il are in general prac-
tice eliminated in writing or printing
veltlanC. but there is ready suhstitu.
ton for them in the written language
through the combination of the used
cOnSOnants.'