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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-01
A Great Boost for the Open Game.

The Army-Navy football game not only Il
novel treat to thousands Of New Workers, but it
brought the Eastern season to close with a dash
ing illustration Of the variety of play which the new
rules have made possible At the Polo Grounds
the open game was shown to far greater advantage
than it was in the contests between Harvard ana
Princeton, Princeton and Yale and Yale and Har-
ward West Points play was decisive combination
of the theory that the new rules have only slightly
modified the close conservative, stalemate type OF
game which followed the abandonment Of mass at
tack and the march TO a touchdown by mere brute
pounding.
Under the present system Harvard, Yale and
Princeton have laid most stress on developing the
defence and their first aim Is to create line which
gets stronger and stronger the nearer II IS driven
10 the goal posts. The defence has had the upper
hand Of the offence, and scores have resulted as
rule, only through goals kicked from beyond the
2O-yard line or through accidental touchdowns
lie play Of the big university teams has been safe
rather than daring and the players have been
drilled to the limit in the plain old fashioned fun
damentals of football.
1t would not do to assume that an open attack
like that used by the Army would have prevailed
against Princeton, Yale or Harvard. There were
many flmbles and much loose play at the Polo
Grounds, but these faults being about equalized
the Army won because it was willing to risk
dashng attack, and, catching the Navy unprepared
to stop that sort Of ground gaining it made the
most of its one legitimate and decisive point of
perority
The Army team learned good deal from its de-
feat by Notre Dame, a team expert at forward
passing 1t had also the benefit of Yost's coaching,
and Yost has demonstrated that the East has still
much to learn from the West in opening up the
play and making the forward pass steady ground
gamer. Saturdays victory for the Army ought to
bear fruit next year. 1t should make the more
servative Eastern coaches construct an attack Of
wider scope and should help to put further than
ever behind us the old no-score ow-score con
tests which had degenerated into deadlocks Of I'M
inspiring monOtony.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-01
Commissioner McCaIl's Good Sense.

Public Service Commissioner Mccall shows his
characteristic good sense in opposing plans for a
Brooklyn Rapid Transit subway which do not
include an express station at Broadway and 42d
street The proposal of the Public Service Commits
sion engineers is TO put a local station there and
an express station a few blocks further up, on the
ground that in this way engineering difficulties will
be obvated and the expense lessened
1t will be poor economy which places the sta
lions on the new subway anywhere else than where
they will best serve the public. To compel the
throngs of people who will wish to reach Times
Square TO leave the express trains above or below
that point and take local trains will cause delay,
confusion and Inconvenience. And important as
Times Square now is as a traffic centre 1t will be-
come much more so when an express station is
placed there on the West Side InterbOrough subway
and when the tunnel from Queens and the Brook
lyn Rapid Transit subway also bring their loads
10 42d street. II the Public Service Commission
does not arrange for express station the Brook
yn Rapid Transit subway at that point 1t will make
a grave blunder.
The engineering difficulties should be overcome.
The congestion at 42d street will not be essened
by putting only local station there for the people
will 90 where they want to go, even though it Is
made inconvenent for them to do so. An under
ground concourse at Times Square would serve to
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-01
A Federal Cold Storage Law Needed.

The House of Representatives, will probably soon
take hand at regulating the sale of cold storage
nroducts used in interstate trade because the efforts
of the various states to remedy storage abuses have
so far disastrousy failed through lack of concert
in method and action A federal law is the only
restraint which will be effective against the storage
speculators and if Congress passes an act along
the lines of the bill just introduced in the House
of Representatives by Mr.. Mcclellan. Of Tennessee,
the perpexed consumer may hope to know that he
is paying only for what he gets and getting only
what he has paid for.
Cold storage should have been boon to the pub
lie through equalizng the distribution of food sup
plies and steadying the average of prices the year
round. But the greed Of spectators has prevented
the public either from enjoying low prices in times
of plenty or moderate prices in off seasons. The
lack of strict limitation the storage period has
led to the flooding of the markets with products of
uncertain age and dubious quality and the failure
of storage men and dealers to stamp products for
weston in lottery.
Either the storage limit should be shortened so
that goods must out of the warehouses me-
chemically or every product sold should be labelled
so as to show its storage age. Then the demand
for products of various degrees Of freshness could
be edualized and a natural free market would be
restored Most sensible people have objection
TO buyinc storage products. They are within their
rights however in insisting that they shall be al
lowed to buy with precise knowledge of the stor-
age history Of the articles which they choose.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-01
A PLACE FOR JUDGE FOSTER
Recommended for the Pending Vacancy
in Supreme Court Bench.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: An opportunity presents Itself 70
retain Judge Foster on the bench. Inc
Hon. John Clinton Gray, associate justice
Of the Court Of Appeals, is about 10 re-
tire from this tribunal after twenty-five
years OF service
When such vacancies occur 1t has been
the custom FOR the Governor to appoint
the successor from the Supreme court
bench. II his exccllcncy Governor Glynn
follows this precedent he will cause
vacancy ln the Supreme Court bench OF
this county II is the wish OF many
thousands OF citizens of this county that
the Hon. Warren w Foster, the senior
Justice of the Court of General Sessions
be appointed TO this vacancy in the SUI
prcme Court bench. the city thereby re-
tanning "A Jurist Of honesty. ability ana
integrity. PHILIP LOWENTHAL
New York, Nov q, 1913
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-01
Conservation.

Very few indeed, are the voters in this state VINO
do not believe with Governor Glynn that New YORK
should take up more aggressvely and efficiently tne
conservation of her forests. With only 165oooo
acres of forest preserve and the further purchase
of forest lands almost at standstill it is high time
that more attention was being paid to this pressing
question Almost every one agrees that the forests
must be preserved and almost every one agrees
that they will be destroyed unless the state acts III
behalf of the whole community to save them from
the rapacity or neglect of private owners.
And yet despite the popularity of the cause, 1t Is
almost too much to expect of the harried electorate
that it give it the attention it deserves with state
wide graft Investigations and prosecutions in full
swing conservation make but feeble demand
for hearing 1t must continue to furnish hne
example of the paralysis of the real business OF
public administration which results from the neces-
sty under which the Empire state labors OF nav
ing to fight so hard and so continuously Tor the
establishment of plain honesty in the conduct OF her
affairs
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-01
A Crucial Case Before the Court
of Appeals.
MONDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1918.

The courts themselves will be on trial when the
Becker appeal comes up before the Court OF APP
peals to-day. No one doubts that Becker is guilty.
of Rosenthals murder. And no one doubts that
the granting to him of a new trial will result III
defeat of justice AS so often happens, after the
long delay since the original trial, the witnesses
are no longer within reach of the District Attorney
A second conviction under the present conditions
would be difficult if not impossible, to obtain
II Becker finally escapes it will mean that our
system of administering law, especially as it con-
Germs the courts, is not capable of protecting the
people in one of the gravest crises that ever threat
ened law and order here. The responsibility VIII
be plain Here was a man guilty beyond the
shadow of doubt. Yet if there is a reversal an
experienced and able judge could not try him IN
such way that his conviction would stand. There
will be something seriously wrong with conditions
in the courts if that turns out to be the case Inc
reversal of trial judge of many years experience
ought to be rare occurrence. Yet In spite OF the
less technical spirit being shown by appellate
courts, who does not feel msgivinSs when case
so vitality involving the capacity of this community
TO enforce law and order this one does comes
before the highest court to be reviewed?
The sustaining of the Becker conviction is i'm
portant in another way. The vigor with which
Justice Golf asserted the authority of the court in
the Becker trial cannot fail to have salutary in
fiuence upon the administration of the law If the
higher court upholds it, The brief of BeckerS
counsel is full Of attacks upon Justice Golf. But
the acts complained of did not show bias and ala
not result in the conviction of an innocent man.
They merely amounted TO the restraint of counsei
for the defence within proper bounds Such couh-
sci have hitherto in many cases enjoyed license
which was not consistent with the dignity and au-
thority of the court Trial judges, in fear OF re-
versa from above, have allowed prisoners lawyers
extraordinary liberties. Nothing is more needed IN
our courts than the encouragement of just such
self-asserion on the part of the bench as that OF
which BeckerN counsel bitterly complains
All In ALL no maze crucial case ever came before
the Court of Appeals than this one
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-01
CONFUSED BY MEXICAN POLICY
Correspondent Thinks Presidents
Policy Is Inconsistent.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: The position OF the pro-admlns-
tration papers In their warm advocacy OF
the Presidents Mexican policy Is be-
wildcrng, To say the least Far be IL
from me to speak of the President III
any but the most respectful manner; as
one acquainted with affairs in Mexico. /
am merely bewildered-that is all.
We are all united, I take IL. In an
earnest desire for "A representative gov
eminent I'm the Republic of Mexico and
for a popular and fair election through
out that republic. but can either Wash
ington or the New York newspapers
supporting the administration Mexican
policy devise ways and means to assure
such an election? II they cannot, | am
interested to learn just what ia the plan
OF operation.
After Huerta has resigned, or mas been
forced out, and the United States rings
with the praises of our diplomacy.
what has Washington planned 10 do? Is
Secretary Bryan 10 name the members
OF Congress and the Mayor OF Tampico
and the postmaster AT Hacatecas? Are
we TO appoint certain Tammany officials
as inspectors OF election in the Republic
of Mexico. i'm order that our firm end
moral stand for the purity of the MeXi-
can ballot may be enforced? / repeat
after Huerta goes out, what?
Perhaps Governor Carranza is to be
named for the Presidency! Would the
naming Of Carranza by the United States
reflect the voice of the Mexican people
any more than the naming of Huerta?
Consistency is still a jewel. | wonder
how the newspapers in question and the
administration at Washington would
view. at this time. "A personal envoy from
Hluerta, charged with the high and laud-
able mission OF securing, If possible, an
honest. fair and representative election
In our Southern States?
OF course, General Huerta has trou-
bles OF his own just at this time and
could not concern himself with the un-
fair Acknowledgement OF millions Of Amer
lean negroes but ask, In all seriousness,
why 1t would not be quite as consistent
for the Mexican government to protest
against that dsfranchsemcnt as IL Is for
us to demand the right of franchise for
millions of illiterate Mexican Indians.
Poor Mexico yearns for peace. and the
slaughter and the suffering, whether Of
federal or of rebel. are deplorable-as de-
plorable as the lynching of negroes
throughout the South.
With many. many others | simply can
not understand the logic of our Mexican
policy. and insist that my bewilderment
shows neither disloyalty nor disrespect
TO the President.
AS you so wisely observe in your edi-
toria of Monday, November "a, no good
can come from glozing over the facts
and no harm can come from looking ahs
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-01
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

4 theatrical manager interested in the uplift of
the drama and dramatic critic who thinks the
drama needs il met on Broadway The critic
watch charm caused the manager TO remark: !
thought you were up to date, but see you carry a
key-wnding watch" The critic produced a stem
winder
Then why do you carry that key asked the
manager pointing to a Phi Beta Kappa insignia
That's a fraternity emblem" the critic explained
ooh like the Elks and the odd Fellows" remarked
the theatrical man, thoroughly enlightened
you admit that you have been in prison. said
the cross examining lawyer sternly.
Yes SIR" answered the shrinking young creature.
Now will you please tell the court whether you
were there as a criminal "A sunragette or an m
veetipator for a reform association?'-Buhalo En-
press.
reporter told this story of how an umbrella
came into his possession. 1t was raining hard ana
he having no umbrella was wondering how to get
TO the Office without getting wet. when he saw be-
fore him a person, whom he took to be an acquaht-
ance, with fine new umbrella hoisted over MS
head. Running up to him he clapped MN on the
shoulder saying as he did so. I'll take that UNI
brella II you please" The one addressed looked
around The reporter saw him to be perfect
stranger but before he could apologize the other
man said hurriedy ooh, it's yours, is IT? Well,
didn't know that Here, you can have It," and
broke away leaving him the umbrella. 1t just goes
TO show that it isn't what you do so much as how
you do It,
Golfer-Any one out ahead Of us, caddie?
Caddie-Yessur-a councilman wifi a caddie, and a
man carryin for 'isself.-Punch.
Under the headline, "AIl Died OF Starvation" the
"Geogra phische Zeitschrift" tells this grewsome
story: -Four years ago one hundred fishermen were
landed on the Russian island Nowaja Semlija.
Ships called there at irregular intervals for the
catch and left supplies in exchange. The last
winter however, was severe that vessels could
not reach the settlement, and the heavy ice pre-
cluded fishing even for nourshment. The colony
were left to their fate, in the hope that relief might
come to them. When a scientific expedition reached
the place recently the skeletons of the people who
died of starvation discovered in the open. The
huts partly demolished by the elements, were
empty"
Tommy-What the seats of the mighty?
Father-The end ones.-Judge.
dramatic writer and a music critic had had a
holiday iIbation and separating in flood Of
best wishes of the Il hope you'll enjoy
your Thanksgiving turkey, SIR said the expert on
the drama
why you forget my well known habits" replied
the man of music who is a vegetarian.
HIM, that's so. Well, hope your Thanksgiving
milk doesn't disagree with you"
The seedy individual (who has up just after
the rescue)-Are you the wot as just pulled my
boy aht o the sea?
The other (modesty, after affecting very gallant
rescue)-Yes my friend, but that's quite all right
don't say any more about it,
"Orl right? 1t amt orl right! Wot abaht is
bloomin' 'at?"-London Opinion.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-01

enormous urban population ana the vast estates
there are more than million individual agricultural
holdings to rural population of about ten millions
In France of course peasant propretorship is the
rule In Germany too it largely prevails, and more
than eighteen million people, or nearly onethird
Of the population of the empire are supported from
something more than five and half million indi-
vdlal holdings. In all civilized parts of the world
we must believe that vastly larger proportion OF
the people possess land than would be suggested 10y
the figures Of our perpleSed and, we fear peSSl
mstic correspondent.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-01
NEW YEARS DAY AT WHITE HOUSE
Was President Wilson Wrong in Dis
carding the Usual Reception!
litnr Of The Tribune

! To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: In Sundays issue Of your valuable
paper my attention was called TO an edI-
torial under the caption "A Rational Ne"
Years Day at the White House" and you
proceeded to say: Two generations ago
when Washington was still small town
and New Years Day was still a memora-
bic date on the social calendar, this func-
ton may have had some basis in reason
but I'm recent years it has become thor-
oughly boresome and perfunctory'
Usually | am content TO receive my po-
litical gospel from THE New-York THs-
une," but in this instance at least must
beg to differ, yet The Tribune may DC
right and the writer wrong.
To begin with, IL was not nearly as OIL
ficult to get an audience with the natioh
chief then as now. Washington ala no'
present the attractions sixty ana "'O'0
years ago that il does now. There Is ihoi'
TO see Men of culture and comfortaoie
means i'm every city and town in the COIN
try there are who never saw Washington
and therefore never saw the White hous.'
but many of them have an AMBITION u ~
so. I'm preceding Administrations
Presidential family could have been SCI
at the inauguration ball and amman"
thereafter on New Years Day.
With the Wilson term both these '1'
toms. as you please to style them' n"'0
been shattered Personally, therefore
none of Mr.. Wilson's predecessors was 90
distant from the people as is he AsS'''
personally there are unmistakaoie s's"
that the highest official in this repuV"~
does not have as high consideration lo'
the average citizen as either Tart wv ~
Welt. Mckinley, Cleveland and those a"
down the long line of Presidents.
You remark that the custom mas oe.vn
boresome. Granted But the fresiu
ought not to expect TO pass over u,h
years without using part of his suens.
in meeting those who aided in placing ~,
where he is. The same grade Oh peor
would not expect recognition either oero,
the car of Russia, the Emperor OIL w
many or the King Of England.
After the expiration of the present =,
there may be two great parties ihs'eau
three, and then some things may pe''"'
politically and socially reversed
GEORGE f. TINKER
New London, Conn.,, Nov. "a, lslA
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-01
An Open Forum for
Public Debate.

Another pleasant spot was Bishop
Brents Settlement, where once homeless
children have a playground reclaimed
from the swamps
In contrast 10 such memories are those
recalled by a Moro spear brought back
as a curio, but far from an agreeable
one. II is about fifteen feet long, OF
tough bamboo with a strong arrowhead
point of metal wonderfully well made,
like all their implements. one OF the
horrid uses OF these Moro spears is the
thrusting OF them through the CRACKS Of
Filipino huts which are raised on high
stills and in which the natives sleep on
the floor. The victim is easily killed with
out a struggle. II Is said that the spear
points are frequently poisoned, like the
arrows of the other wild tribes.
A still more terrible fact proves the
need of Christian civilization in many
parts of the vast Philippine archipelago.
Could anything be more terrible than
taking little children of hostile tribes
slashing them and binding them on ant
hills 10 die?
To end with q pleasant sight, LET US
picture a park in Manila, or grove on
one OF the remote islands, where crowds
of children are delightins in their first
dolls or other toys provided by Amen-
can ladies with the aim of giving normal
childish pleasure. Another scene-a
photograph of it is at hand-is the fare
well of a mountain chief surrounded By
his boys and girls. to a young American
missionary whose departure he incurred
and for whose return he tried TO gain
pledge. BIRDS Or fAo0A"T'
New York, Nov 2S 1913.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-01
THE PEOPLES COLUMN

truth in the face. We all earnestly de-
sire representative government in Mex
leo, I repeat, but | simply cannot under
stand how that desire is to be attained by
the policy which Washington has pursued
and which a large part Of the American
press has so ferventy sustained.
BEWILDERED.
East Orange. y. j., Nov. q, 1913.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-01

Uncle joe Cannon says that even in his prime he
was "A mere sdeshow GEAR" compared 10 President
Wilson. Uncle Joe" unfortunate I'm not doing
his earring under a dspcnsaton officially labelled
the Fra OF the New Freedom"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-01

distribute the passengers. An underground con-
course should be laid out at all the traffic centres
where the additional transit facilities now BUILDING
are likely to cause undue congestion in the streets
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1913-08-08

nco Naat, riuer set til iig."-G Gu
ira aorea ~bienuenot NisiiunGr,
Sobn Sbomas, Der onfom til Saco.
ma iorrigc Gag i%ortdItc, at aoreos
IMMIGRATION til Snpan bauoe tient
til at uobreoe og itaoi1ite ariIten.
oomnen oerltees. San iagoe: The
English Bible is being read ex-
tensively by the natives. We,
have been able to make quite
good Roadway in our mission
airy work" Ger or oltiaa noaen
&%eIiignelie peo ct 9anos annero.
ton til ct ar0et. Selp Horges 6or.
binoelie meo Gammarf 6apoe Bel.
iignelie mp0 Iig. Get fit Geforma.
tioneu giennem 1anmarf.
Ben 0et lGroeite. grlmSigite on
g~reieite 6ore0rag, Ser bIep holot
Den Tag, BAR 900 set ser 6lep bolSt
al Froi. 0aigo5ian ira Sonia i
Siaeaiien. Sans 6oreorag BAR lief.
Den goot o. greit uoarbeioet % ban
lGite oct fart OF tpoeIigt meo en-
ipIOig % 6ebaaeiig Stemnle og gap
en grei biitoriif-orienterenoe StiIo.
ring al ariiteuoommeus Cab OF
SeiruiuOinger unoer 3nrfepPloet I
sliieL i9rlia | De peitniiatiife 2anoe.
San BAR Ielu 6orItanoer for et ltor
triitelig S0iifole / Spen Sonia, oct
me SeitamenteS %SfononiiIm, bpor
EdiiluS pr9oifeoe OF sriinSlagoe ecll
isrite friitnc Neniabeo. Ga Sri
itenoommeu bar bolot ia Der ligc
iii pore Sage o. bar MI en- lpiere
enc isr. - IA, ielp Wubo.
meoanere bar MI tiloels ct mere
aabent Gre ior ariitenoommeu END
Dc biotil bar 6dpt. iortalte han os.
0m er ielu 9rmenianer. err en- paf.
fer @ano. Der par bent antrllffer
og bauoe en- uinoenoe Sptrroen. Sl
set bar ct ~interesiant % lererilt
,~Soreorag han holot. 3.
!. 2. Sougem.
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Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1913-08-08

eamaHiuen -Snsecnnen~ er mcetaaen Z
600 Sroen. % ben CT all et Tau eufe en-
srnmhine " eGre. Sen alsr soot HybeIcs
90 QdGr let