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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-13
THE PEOPLES COLUMN

chance for his white alley In their
village I'm the outskirts of Dobbs Ferry
they have a government which in many
respects is their own. The boys are gain
cred together in groups OF twenty-neVer
more--living IN cottages that are clean,
comfortable and attractive. They are
taught solf-restraint and self-respect. and
they ara also taught how TO lead whole
some lives. They do not know prison
bars: neither do they know the walls OF
a ian. Their freedom is little restricted
and upon them tho stamp Of eriminaltty
is not placed.
Thousands upon thousands Of boys have
passed through the New York Juvenile
Asylum and have come out into the world
to make honored places for themselves.
At this time OF the year we should give
more than ordinary thought 10 such work
as is being done by Charles ID. HiBes and
his associates. who have charge of the
Chidren's Village, where Superintendent
Guy Morgan is in immediate control.
Although the city contributes fairly lib
orally TO this institution It must be sup
ported in large manner by voluntary con-
trbutlons. In the village there IS a group
Of cottages, two of the finest OF which
have been built by the boys with their
own hands. other cottages are needed
and provision has not been made for
them.
JAMES HENDERSON sURTLEFF.
New York. Dec. II, 1918.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-13
The Board of Estimate and New Charter

Mr.. McAneny's announcement that the fusion
Board Of Estimate intends to undertake the task of
charter revision is a welcome one 1t is time that
the charter was not only revised but rewritten and
brought up to date. 1t could be shortened by many
thousand words and made far better for ordinary
comprehension by mere rewriting.
The Board of Estimate is the proper body
for this work. Half the opposition to the Murphy
GaynOr charter Of unsavOry memory was due to the
fact that city administration in the latter part of
its term-or rather. official of that admnistra-
tion-was undertaking with the help Of a bOss-cOn-
trolled Legislature TO jam through charter
for political advantage This was entirely aside
from the fact that the charter full of 'jokers
Mr. Mitchell and his associates will have four
years of oficehoding ahead of them when they be-
gin their charter drafting. They are logically en-
titled to any aid they can get from improving the
charters provisions.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-13
The Lost Lady of the Louvre.

When the "Mona Lisa" mysterlously disap-
peared from its place Of shining honor in the Salon
Carrie in the Louvre, August 20 1911, the frantic
authorities Of that great institution showed in one
respect at least the tact of Frenchmen. They en-
throned at that hallowed tragic spot Badassare
Castiglione as Raphael portrayed him, the author
Of "Ihe Courter," of the most consummate gen
tlemen of his time. Surely they could not have
chosen appropriate custodian Of the van
ished ady's proud point Of vantage One can mag
inc the fine gesture and kindng words with which
he would step aside and welcome her home-and
the whole world would be with him. Since, indeed,
it seems be true that LeOnardos masterpiece, and
no specous version Of it, has been found in Florence
with the thief whose confession, if satisfactorily
checked and confirmed, should prove an immortal
document.
Far more important, of course. than the revela-
ton Of the means whereby the picture was unlaw-
fully taken away and hidden for two years is the
question OF its present state Has the "Mona Lisa"
suffered during this period not merely from the
chances of accident but from the hands Of the re-
storer? Amongst the innumerable conjectures de-
veloped since the loss of the picture has been
more popular than that which pointed to a com
paratively innocent catastrophe. In "The Madonna
Of the Blackbird." the ingenious tale which Mr.
Arthur Train built up around the episode, the
woman who is represented as secretly getting the
picture into the hands Of some photographers. who
want to reproduce it in colors Historically explains
what forthwith happened: NO sooner was the glass
removed than in one instant the picture slowly be-
gan to change color and fall to pieces. and nothing
would bring 1t back" Some such explanation as
this long ago suggested itself Of course, to countless
minds attracted by the subject.
For this reason, and for others. the news from
Florence will be scrutinized with peculiar closeness
and anxiety But for one halcyon moment 1t is
tempting to yield to mood of OPTIMISM to hope
with that fervor which almost translates hope into
belief-that the painting will be returned to the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-13
SUFFRAGE IN CALIFORNIA
Senator Works Denies Saying That IL
Is Failure.

TO the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: At the recent Congressional hearing
or woman suffrage an opponent asserted
that United States Senator John d..
Works. OF California, had said woman
suffrage i'm his state was "A failure. There
upon Senator Works wrote the following
letter. which was read at the hearing the
next day:
United States Senate.
washington, December I, 1913
james l.. Laldlaw, President Mems
League for Woman Suffrage:
"My Dear Mr.. Laidaw: did not make
anv statement in California or anywhere
else that woman suffrage in California
has proved a failure. Such news Item
was sent out over The Associated Press,
but II was entirely without foundation,
and was based upon a false headline In
a newspaper, not borne out by the quota
ton from my speech, even IN that news
paper.
"You may say from me that the state
mcnt Is wholly without foundation. and
that woman suffrage has not proved TO
be failure In my state. Yours very
truly. JOHN u. WORKS"
This pricks another anti-suffrage bub-
bic. ALICE STONE BLACKWELL.
Dorchester, Mass.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-13
The Legislatures Deathbed repent
anCe

The deathhed repentance of the Tammanylzeu
Legislature Of 1913. in swallowing Governor flynn
programme of reforms. is thorough. Iammany mas
abiured the error of It's Ways and has set its teet
temporariy-in the straight and narrow path. III Is
an inspiring sight to see the Legislature which FEW
short months ago defeated direct nominations OIi'
and would have hooted at the very mention OF 'he
Massachusetts ballot smiling sweety and lending
the full power of its machine to put these laws OIL
the statute books. The Tiger in halo-lndeed the
Tiger striving manfully to make itself nit hao-is
almost proof that can raise himself by his Doo'-
straps And yet it must be noted that this supreme
virtue of Democracy advances the state to point
where Hughes, Republican, strove seven years ago
TO put it.
Credit for all this spasm of reform must go to
Governor Glynn and his diplomacy as he eA-
presses it, and the Christening effect of the municlai
election here which clipped the Tigers claws Inc
haste with which the Legislature went through WIN
its task spoke less for its zeal in reformation than II
did for a desire TO beat the Republican Assembly
of 1914 to the glory of the accomplishment II IS no
belittlement of Governor Gynn'S work and does not
detract from the credit due to him for his recon-
mendations TO say that if Tammany had defeated
the fusion ticket here his diplomacy would have
been wasted 1t required the whip of defeat to
make the Tiger comprehend the arguments for these
reform measures.
As the net result of the belated legislative session
the state will have a direct primary law abolishing
ali nominations by convention and an Election Day
ballot minus the party cOlumn-advances in the pri-
mary and election system which Governor Hughes
advocated but could not accomplish. The state will
have also a wOrkmen's compensation law, which,
while by no means perfect is pretty good begin
ning-probaby as good a beginning as the one enact
ed in Hughes's time, which the Court of Appeals
threw out as unconstitutional, the constitution
then stood. These substantial accomplishments.
No matter what motives induced the Legislature TO
act the years end the publics interest has been
served and prudent answer has been given to the
publics demand for election law reforms.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-13

GLADLY rally to carry out the orders of a beloved
.Chier,s Tho Senate fed itself fat extra COM
nonoo,;or &C mart Of the High Court of Impeach-
n,ort while Il was dispossessing plain Bill the
amateur campagn fund collector But the Assem-
bly got never a bone TO nourlsh ltsel Oh "me tnat
comedy-tragedy was being enacted
The strange case of this latter icare not-what-
the-cost may be- body ought TO be investigated py
Or. Wiley and the various socio-ecohohcai socieues
now occupied in reducing overhead charges anu
striking farer balance between what Is earned
and what is spent.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-13
NIGHT SHOPPING
l. the Store Clerk the Only Victim
of Christmas Giving?

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: IL we work from $50 a. m till $50
y. m. will you tell me when we should
do our shopping, always remembering
that we are working as an economic ne
cesslty and really enjoy paying our board
and rent. also the giving of a few Christ
mas gifts, even those purchased at night?
| don't believe the girls In any store
work one bit harder or at more trying
work than the wives of the men who
prattle about II do in their homes. IL
any one wants to see downtrodden, over
worked clerk, Just let him spend about
an hour at the notion counter of any
store trying to buy five-cent box of
hairpins. After spending the entire noon
hour and half an hour overtime at this,
how about n Christmas purchase?
Why not do logical kicking while you
are about It. and argue that clerks shall
it will be entirely up to the clerks
whether they wish TO work evenings or
not. for there are always plenty who wish
to. In this case IL might be a little easier
for us who are not of the leisure class
to get together a few family gifts with
out working till midnight for weeks be-
fore the holiday. as well as holidays and
rights OF Others" and | don't get the
idea that the store clerk Is the only VIC
tim OF the holiday season.
A REGULAR SUBSCRIBER.
New York, Dec. II, 1918.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-13
THE WILSONIAN ATTITUDE
Approval for Hetch.hetchy, with Some
Noble Sentiments, l. Prophesied.

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: Some people have manifested n
doubt as to President Wilson's attitude
toward the Hetch-hetchy Valley steal by
the city OF San Francisco. There is no
reason whatever for doubling the position
Of so broadminded and patriotic Presi-
dent.
Judging by presidents, he will approve
the steal, but i'm statement" will de-
clare his unalterable opposition to any
such measures for the despoiling Of our
national parks JERSEY.
Paterson, n. j., Dee. II, 1918.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-13
An Open Forum for
Public Debate.
THE CRITICISM OF Mr.. ASQUITE
II Could Find Form Only with Those
Who Believe in Hereditary Legislators.

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: I am glad that one Of your ola
subscribers has taken IT upon himself 70
object TO the gross misrepresentation
contained I'm the last letter OF G. w. s.
published in The Tribune. Upon reading
that letter 1 was myself strongly moved
to write you in the same spirit as your
correspondent, who describes himself as
subscriber to The Tribune for fifty years.
Rejecting, however, that the views OK
G. w. 8. would find favor only among
such people as still favor hereditary
legislators, plural voting and minority
rule in general, and considering how I'm
probable II ia that there are any such
people among the American readers OF
The Tribune I refrained from writing. l
am now glad that | did so, since / hnd
my views so well expressed by much
older subscriber
ANTI-ANACHRONISM.
Brooklyn, Dec. 4. 1918.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-13
TEN THOUSAND MILES AWAY"
The Call for This Walloping Classic
Is Answered.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: I think that / can supply your cor
respondent I'd. l.. T." with at least ons
version of song called Ten Thousand
Miles Away" II is published in collec'
ton Of songs. sung by the boys Of the
Groton School under the name OF "A Cap
ital Ship" 1t runs as follows:
4 capital ship for an ocean trip
Was the walloping Window Blind
No gale that blew dismayed her ere"
or troubled the captains mind;
The man at the wheel was made 10 feeI
Content for the widest blow,
Though II often appeared when tAs saw
That he'd been in his bunk below
(Chorus)
Then blow, We winds. heigh-ho,
A-roving I will go;
I'll stay no more on England snore'
So let the music play,
I'm off for the morning train,
I'll cross the raging main;
I'm off to my love with a boxing glove
Ten thousand miles away.
The bo'swain's mate was very sedate'
Yet fond OF amusement, too; ..
lie PLAYED hopscotch with the starhoaro
watch
While the captain tickled the crew;
And the gunner we had was apparently
mad,
For ne sat on the after rail
And fired salutes with the captains ooo'S'
In the teeth of the booming gale.
(Chorus)
The captain sat on the commodore's nat
And dined I'm royal way
OF toasted pigs and pickles ana Hss
And gunnery bread each day
no Dutch
such,
For the diet he gave the crew ,.
Was n number OF tons of hot cross DUNE
Served up with sugar and gIue'
(Chorus)
All nautical pride we laid aside
And we ran the vessel ashore ,o
on the Gulliby Isles, where the FoopV
smiles
And the rubbly Ubdugs roar -.
And we sat on the edge OF a sandy 'eue
And shot at the whistling bee; .,r,ot
And the cinnamon bats wore wsterP'
hats
AS they dipped in the shiny sea.
(Chorus)
On Rugbug bark from noon till dark
We dined till we all had grown ;,pk
Uncommonly shrunk, when Chinese JN"
Came up from the Torriby Zone. s,,n't
She was chubby and square, but we oiu"
much care,
So we cheeriy put TO sea; .L 10
And we left all the crew OF the JuhH
chew
On the bark Of the Rugbug tree.
(Chorus)
The fact that the hero is ON loi
morning train would seem to show ti'''
this song Is fairly modern, but oeie''
that this reading is a corruption
New Haven. Dec. 7, 1913.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-13
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

Reporters don't always fake the "phoney
stories which they responsible for getting into
the paper. Sometimes they the innocent VIC
Tins of a Smon-pure mistake, like the German
newspaper who interviewed Lieutenant Wahl,
Of the German navy, his arrival in this country
last week
You are here to see about a flying boat to go
across the Atlantic. you not?" the lieutenant
was asked. He replied casually in the affirmative.
The next morning the startling story appeared that
a German naval officer here TO arrange for a
transatlantic flight. What the Lieutenant had in
mind the shipment OF the aeropane to Germany.
Mamma" said little Jane do men ever go to
heaven?
why OF course. my dear What makes you ask?"
Because never see any pictures Of angels with
whiskers."
We'll" said the mother. thoughtfulIy, some men
do go to heaven but they only get there by close
shave"-Tit-Bits.
\ CHRISTMAS ACRosTIC.
Collect part OF your savings,
Hurry off to some store,
Relieve yourself of it,;
It's what you saved for.
Smile while you're spending.
Think not OF the cost
Make il pleasure,
Appear like chd's play,
Sending present on this Christmas Day.
II. W. II.
How is it your daughters have never learned to
cook"
We'll, I'll tell you. My daughters have always
been busy with the problems OF the working girl,
settlement house matters and the like that they
have never had time for such academic matters as
learning TO cook."-Louisville Courier-Journa.
Or. George Reicke. Deputy Mayor OF Berlin, cele-
brated his 1ftieth birthday few days ago, and
in commenting the anniversary citizen OF that
city said Like the late Mayor Of New York. DR..
Reicke is poet and philosopher. The Green
Hen and The Little Saucepan the titles OF
two works by Recke. Criticism, sarcasm and praise
have been the fruit of his literary work, recent
biographer saying: AS poet he is able poll
tcian and a public servant he is a finished poet Z"
In the American colony the alleged resemblance to
Mr. Gaynor has been subject for discussion.
The Mexican student was watching his first north
ern football game. 1t held his interest firmly His
face grew flushed his arms were flung out, he
shouted hoarsey:
do you call thees game?" he asked Of the man
at his right
Sure" the reply. What would you call it,?
I'm my country said the stranger from across the
border I'VE would call 1t seven-day pitched batte!
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-13
MR.. MUNSEY AND THE TREASURY
The Revelation of he Trust Co. Deal
Is Called a Great Public Service

To tho Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir. Bv exposing the connection between
Frank Munsey and the Treasury the
Tribune iS~performing a great public SER
Vice i'm more ways than one.
Besides protecting the public Treasury
from a raid, ii will open the eyes Of many
worthy Republicans hercabouts to the
true character Of a certain newspaper In
this town that has long been posing as
a representative exponent OF Progressive
Republcanism. w. ii. ALLEN
No To- Hawthorne street, Brooklyn Dec.
10 1912
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-13
NEW. YORK FROM THE SUBURBS.

The New York grafters didn't neglect to make a big
crop OF hay while the shining -knoxville Jour
nal and Tribune
AiSrettes said to be snatched from the birds :;
almost rude and ruthless the New York customs
oficals.-St. Louis Globe Democrat
New York has Just received 5000 tons OF Argentine
beef hut the dealers that won't reduce the
price Of steak roast. Is Oscar Underwood in the
house Boston Transcript
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-13

Louvre in as good condition when 1t was stolen
There has been more than one false alarm. The copy
which turned up, in the best OF faith, with mild
1retensions TO being the original, and made nine
days' wonder is well remembcred-for that Kind OF
wildfowl. In the interests of the nerves OF man
kind well in the interests Of art 1t is devouty
to be hoped that the arrest in Florence has solved
the Mona Lisa" mystery.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-13

The Tribune uses its best endeayors TO insure the
trlstworthness Of every advertisement 1t prints anu
10 avoid the publication of all advertisements contain
ing misleading statements or claims.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-13
CANADTAN RATES.

Entered at the York Second Class Mail
Matter
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-13

What has become Of julius Hamburger? Is he on
the trail of the vanished Slower?
Have you done that Christmas shopping yet?
Russia wants to withdraw her troops from Picking
possibly to transfer them to Mongolia.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-13

owned published daily ny The Tribune Association
York corporations: ogden NJ. Reid. President come
Hamn Secretary NJ. Barrett, Treasurer Address
Tribune Building, No. l54 Nassau street, New YORK
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SUBSCRIPTION RATEs-By Mail Postage Paid. outside OF
Greater New York:
Daily and Sunday mo g 10 Daily only. months SO 90
Daily and Sunday, 425 Daily only, year p9S
Daily and Sunday. S60Sundsy only months.
Daily only month";. 80 Sunday only, year' ZoV
The Parker post., 1913-08-02
BORAX SMITH FACES BANK
RUPTCY
BANK

San Francisco, July 31.-F. M.
(BoraX) Smith, millionaire manufac-
turer and promoter, must appear be-
fore Judge Morrow in the United
States district court on August to
show cause why he should not be
adjudged a bankrupt. The date was
set today, in answer to a petition in
involuntary bankruptcy filed yester-
day by Leo R. Dickey, C. e. Gill
man, Albert Hartford and the Union
Land Co., who allege Indebtedness
aggregating approximately $150,OO0.
Smith affairs are in the hands Of
a board of trustees, including some
of the most influential business men
in California, who had undertaken
to straighten out the tangle Of obliga-
tons in which Smith had involved
himself, without forcing him into the
hands of a receiver.
In a statement issued last night,
the trustees Indicate their purpose
to attempt to show Smith solvent
and continue the present agreement
to all the heavy creditor.
The Parker post., 1913-08-02
RUINS OF OLD LA PAZ.

lAll that now remains Of the once
flourishing mining camp at La Paz
is the ruins Of one chimney. La PaZ
was a prosperous gold camp that
flourished way back in 1868. At one
time it is said there were five
thousand people in the place. The
ants was washing placer gold out
Of the gulches that come down, from
the Quartizsite range of mountains.
Years ago the government placed
all that country inside the Colorado
RiverIndian reservation and the in
habitants of La Paz had to move and
the place was completely Abandoned
except once in a while a prOSpec-
tor would camp there This so en-
ragged a former Indian agent that
he had all the houses torn down and
destroyed and the timbers in the
of La Paz is one lone rock chimney
water and floods having destroyed
what was left. The old town is locat-
ed about seven miles northeast Of
Ehernberg. The government and the
La Paz mining company are now con-
tending for the title to the old placer
grounds, which are said to be very
rich i'll gold
The Parker post., 1913-08-02
PROGRESSING AT
GYPSUM MINES

The big drilling outfit at the camp
of the United States Gypsum Co.,
twenty miles west of Blythe, is be-
ing worked continuously sinking for
water
The plant is equipped sufficiently
to bore to a depth of three thous-
and feet, but it is thought that
water will be found in album
dance at a depth of seven humid
red and fifty feet, that being the elev-
alton above the Colorado River.
Aside from it's large holdings in
Riverside County, near Blythe, this
company owns and operates thirty
six other gypsum mines in different
states, thirty-fiye being east of
the Rocky MOuntins and one in Mont
ana, producing As per cent of the
manufactured product of the country
The Blythe deposits being the purest
of them all, grading 9S per cent.
The deposits cover a known area
of 800 acres, and has been prospect
ed, Systematically, to a depth of more
than 300 feet.
Plenty of water is necessary to
convert the raw material as it
comes from the ground, into a com
mercial product, and the future sue
cess of the company here in a great
measure, depends upon the securing
of good supply of water.
During the prospecting period
water has cost the company as much
as five dollars a barrel at the prop
erty, and is now costing as much AS
a dollar and a half a barrel and
keeps two four mule. teams constant
Iy on the road hauling water from
the Graham well at Mesaville
A standard drill rig OF the largest
size is being used and all the
machinery used is of the best quality
The management is very reticent