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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-07
BACON ON "HIGHBRoWs"
Discretion in Speech Should Go Hand
in Hand with Learning.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
sir: Mr. Wilson 4. Burrows, COM
menting on your Saturday editorial In
his letter to-day Taking Shop" seems
10 have failed 20 consider that high
brow Is not a complimentary term. and
thai II implies not that man is culti-
waited but that he lacks that discretion
OF discourse which the distinguished
musicians" you wrote OF so wisely culti-
waited In their "anti-mu.ic' club.
OF course il ~ true. and probably Mr.
Burrows meant that some Of those VINO
cry save US from the highbrows' are
uncultlvated persons. who never know
how to discourse seriously about any
thing except shop" but your point
seemed 10 be for the most part that II
is UP to cultivated persons not 10 bore
others n they do not wish TO DE called
"highbrows
Francis Bacon says in his essay on
discourse" that. ~ you dssemble
sometimes your knowledge OF that you
are thought to know. you shall be
thought another time to know that you
know not for discretion of speech
is more than eloquencs; and TO speak
agreeably TO him with whom We deal, Is
more than TO speak In good words or
good order"
That. II seems TO me. was what those
distinguished musicians you mentioned
mad I'm mind.
GEORGE w. WEBSTER.
New York, Aug 8. 1913
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-07
Great Britain and the Fair.

Sir Edward Grey's denial that our mischievous
canal tolls legislation has anything to do with Great
Brtan's Discrimination to enter the Panama Pacific
Exposition and his explanation Of the real reasons
for such absenton must, Of course, be accepted as
authoritative. But we cannot regard them as con-
vincing arguments against British participation IN
the fair. Great Britain is one of the three great
powers of the Pacific Ocean; IN some respects the
greatest Of them. She has much to look for In the
future of that ocean and In the use Of the Panama
Canal Her commerce through the canal will be
by far the largest of ALL perhaps larger than all the
rest put together.
Surely these considerations should weigh strongly
with men of comprehensive and farreachng vision.
Very likely the immediate profits would not pay
the cost Of exhibiting at San Francisco. But the
canal is a work for all time and the utility of rep
resentation in its opening commemoratiOn is to be
calculated Oh a more extended basis than single
year.
We should certainly hope for a browning of the
century of peace between the two nations with a
generous participation in fair which is to celebrate
one of the most momentous achievements of all
time and one of peculiar interest TO these two
countries.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-07
The Queen of Them All.

There is q grain of soace but no surprise in the
news that Queen Mary gave way to her maids In
the matter Of what they considered their rights
They had always balloted to see which should ac-
company their majestes on board the royal yacht.
And when Queen Mary attempted to change this
custom the royal maids protested so vehemently
that Queen Mary discreety withdrew her decision.
The parallel in the humble American home Is per-
feet. What mistress here would dare issue the
slightest rule of regulation affecting the day outE
Perish the thought! The mistress is only too happy
when the day does not stretch into week and
hope dwindes into utter despair.
There is only one touch Of royalty IN the Amerl-
can homeland most Of us devote large portion
of our lives to entreatng her majesty most gra-
clousy to permit us to continue paying her wages
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-07
For Peace and Justice in the Balkans.

The making of peace among the Balkan states
is announced from Bucharest on terms to he dis
closed in detail hereafter 1t is to he hoped that
they will be marked with justice that will make
the peace enduring Particularly, we may add it
is here to be hoped that there will be Justice ana
equality before the law, for all peoples
Mr. Bryan may not have been thoroughly IN
formed upon the subject when he sent the request
of this country that in the settlement OF Balkan
affairs civil and religious liberty should be as
sured to the people who transferred from
one government to another but the request was not
impertinent nor unreasonable. The justification OF
il lay In the fact that religious persecution Wouu
be likely to drive large numbers OF emigrants 10
these shores including many who were undesirable
Nor despite the protestation OF Mr.. Majoresco
was there lack of cause for such request Rumania
has long been second to only Russia In persecution
of the Jews and the intolerance Of the Bulgars Is
notorious As for the Greeks, who are taking pos
session of Salonca, the most Jewish city In the
world, their attitude toward Jews Is suggested by
the petition Of the Jews Of Salonica TO he taken
under the protection OF the Spanish government
The Bucharest conference may not have needed
the American request But must hope that the
individual states will do so on their own account
by the faithful enforcement of existing laws ana
the enactment Of others where necessary. For II
would be n sad spectacle to states which have
with so much difficulty won their own freedom
imposing tyranny and persecution upon others and
ignoring the appeal OF the land which has done so
much for their redemption.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-07
An Open Forum for
Public Debate.

ment Of this nuisance, I would Ike 70 ask
Of your readers what moral right has an
individual or a company 10 carry on 90
offensive a business so near large resi-
Dental centre?
IL is the opinion OF qualified heating en-.
gineers that both the black smoke nui'
sance and the vile odor nuisance are due
10 improper combustion IN the furnaces.
What. therefore. the boards Of health
and the courts cannot do under presen,
legislation the people might do through
the persistent efforts Of an awakened and
aroused public sentiment. The courts
may palllate and excuse, but you cannot
successfully defy the wishes Of an aroused
and enlightened public.
Let the New Jersey people wake up,
both commuters and stay-at-homes II
Is most monstrous that one Of the nam
avenues between our most charming res
idential suburbs and the great City o.
New York should be made into cnarnel
house. 10 the disgust Of hundreds or thou'
sands, because OF the thoughtess selt-in
terest OF a few individuals.
The people should make themselves felt
in this matter and should make the de-
mand: Either abate the nuisance ny
ADOPTING scientific modern methods o.
move your plant out beyond the pale OF
civilization"
In New York We convert the HUDSON
River into a saturated solution OF sewage
and then battle in II! In New jersey
they convert pure atmosphere mo
aerial sewage and then breathe III VITA
modern sewage disposal plants ana prop
erly constructed furnaces all this can 20
dome away with. ELI BENEDICT.
New York. July y. 1913.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-07
WHAT IS THE BALLOT?
A Right, Duty, or a Privilege, Is
the Question.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: ! notice In yesterdays issue or
Tho Tribune an article purportng 10
lot. | make 10 doubt other ADLER pens
than mine will essay a reply to this ar
tlcle. II is very easy thing 10 be mis-
taken. Diminutive intelligence cannot
grasp great truths. and the best of us
are sometimes liable to have wrong
conception of things.
In this article the first statement made
by the "antis' as a reason why they are
fighting against universal suffrage f.,
I'VE are fighting for women's rights
First In the catalogue OF women's rights
Is the right OF exemption. BY that We
mean exemption from entrance into ac-
tive politics and all that II involves "
Now. this Is a wrong conception. No
human being. male or female, is, or ever
can be. under any compulsion to give
the slightest attention to political af-
fairs. This Is matter OF personal volt
ton. There are thousands OF men who
never vote, although they have the right
to do so. and the returns every year
show that there are thousands of men
who register. but do not vote. The ad-
vocates OF woman suffrage are not Fore
Ing anything or anybody, and the as
sumption on the part OF the "antis" that
suffrage is matter of coercion Is a
fallacy which seems TO indicate lack
OF intelligent conception OF the facts.
Another statement In this article Is
that when the suffragists define the
ballot as woman's right. they manifest
distressing ignorance Of political econ
omy. The franchise Is not a right nor
privilege. but duty" THE suffragists
do not appear to realize. this fact when
they degrade their doctrine with the alb
surd declaration that those women who
do not wish to vote may remain away
from the polls"
This IL further evidence of the dis
tressing ignorance" Of the 'aptis." who
keep everlastinsly harpins on the idea Of
coercion. Neither men nor women can
ever be compelled to vote. Ex.secretary
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-07
A POWDER EXPLOSION
AS for Paint, We Protest That We
Urged It Not.

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: Having been a reader or Tho
Tribune for years. pricing and regarding
1t with respect as a conservative paper
Of high moral tone. I have been panied
to read the editorial and recommendation
TO women a few days ago 10 rouge or
paint their faces or cheeks and powder
their noses.
While the latter may not be injurious
or obnoxious II used very slightly. IL
certainly is very CHASTITY and unnatural
10 the sight. and rather disgusting Il
plastered on like whitewash. as some
women use II. and the former-painting
the cheeks-ls not only unnatural and
imparts the hectic appearance of con-
sumptive. but Il is exceedingly injurious
and poisonous to the skin. The young
person Che must be young) who wrote
and writes such things man.fests a lack
Of adequate knowledge OF the subject,
and he is playing with fire. and teach
ing. disseminating or recklessly doing
what he can TO plant or SOW tares IN
stead OF wheat
The proper way for women to have
natural. healthy color and to present a
pleasant appearance at all times. pleas
ing to men. Is not to use cosmetics at all.
but 10 shun them; 10 take cool bath
for a minute daily. TO take a moderate
amount Of food and drink daily. 10 take
a moderate amount OF exercise daily In
the open air and in the house. and 10
keep the face clean. Then tho blood will
course through every part OF the body.
rs 1t was ordained to do. and women
Will not need to daub their faces and
noses with disgusting paint and powder.
AN OLD READER AND WRITER.
New York. Aug 8, 1913
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-07

A Protest Lodged Against Aerial
Sewage"

To the Editor OF The Tribune
Sir: Apropos OF the decision Of the
Court OF Special Sessions that the present
laws regarding smoking chimneys are un-
constitutional. allow me to call the atten-
ton o. those OF your readers who take
an Interest in the matter to the kindred
subject OF air pollution through vile
smelling manufacturing processes
There exist on the New Jersey mead
ows. near the line OF the Pennsylvania
Railroad. one or more fertilizer plants.
where bones OF animals are converted by
burning into fertilizing powders for agri-
cultural purposes Because Of these fac
tories the atmosphere OF the meadows is
polluted. In the words Of Shakespeare.
1T smells to heaven.' and every traveller
who crosses the Newark meadows In
transit to and frop, New York City knows
what an Internal nuisance this thing is.
am told that the public health authori-
ties over in New Jersey have no power
over this matter.
Whatever may be the legal and techni-
cal difficulties In tho way OF an abate-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-07
More for the Governor to Explain.

In addition to the Schiff and Elkus checks for
campaign contributions heretofore disclosed, the
Frawley legislative committee has showed three
more campaign checks made out to Governor Sui
GER aggregating $1,000 which did not appear in his
sworn list of receipts. 1t has showed that Sarecky
his campaign manager, deposited In one bank S12,-
405 80 between October l and November II of last
year It's counsel states that Of than $24, 900
deposits in the name Of William Sulzer in another
bank, testimony about which was given by an Off
cial OF the bank, the sum of $4,000 deposited
between the day of Mr.. Suffers nomination and his
election The sworn statement of William SulZer
candidate set forth that he had received total of
So 400 to aid In his election The law limits the
sum which a candidate for Governor may spend to
aid in his election to $4,000 The committee also
mt on the record list of the Governors speaking
engagements to prove that lie not cut Of town
making speeches, as he had said when the Schih
and Elkus checks were received
With the testimony taken by the committee re-
earding stock purchases for Mr.. Sulzer through
blind account about the time these contributions
were received the public is not yet concerned The
committee did not show that the contributed money
went to purchase that stock. But the committee
by what It has placed on the records has created
n presumption which Governor Sulzer cannot af
ford TO ignore. He is not beyond the law, though
Governor The committee has called on him for in
formation. Let him answer it. The public Is call
ing on him for information and for explanation
He must answer In every detail.
When he started out q body OF investigators. he
summoned every man who had shred Of informa
tion 70 come before his probers, and announced be-
rorchand that DO man who could help and withheld
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-07
If Mr.. Whitman Is Thinking of His
Own Interests or His Party's
He Will Accept.

District Attorney Whitman will best serve not
only his city but also his party and himself by ac
cepting the fusion nomination for his present
office.
The attitude Of his Republican advisers is short
sighted and unwise If they should persuade him 10
run independently the fusion ticket would be de-
feated and the responsibility for turning the city
over to Tammany would have to be borne by MI
Whitman and by the Republican party. 1t is too
heavy a responsibility to be borne by either After
his achievements against the System" Mr.. Whit
man cannot afford to be remembered as the man
who helped to put Tammany in power.
II Mr.. whitman runs on third ticket for Mayor
the enterprise will look better year or two
later than does the campaign OF Tracy, which de-
feated Low and led to the inexpressible adminisra
ton of Van Wyck. Mr. Whitman will suffer from
having hand in It. So will the Republican party
II Mr. Whitman is thinking of his own political
future he will take the fusion nomination. If he
does his plain duty to the people now his politca
future will take care Of itself. If be shows fine
spirit of patriotism his political availability will be
increased not diminished He can turn the petty
meanness of the Citizens Committee to his own
advantage by showing that he puts the interests
of the city above every personal consideration II
the fusion ticket wins 1t will be his victory for the
organs of the fusion consprators confess that the
ticket is hopeless without his aid and are begging
him to save. it.
If he has his political future In mind he should
value the favorable regard In which ne IS heid
by the people than that Of the Republican pol
iticans who are trying to him to revenge them
selves upon the fusion committee 1t Is the public
which makes and unmakes political futures Mr.
Whitman will serve the public by helping TO defeat
Tammany in the only way possible-through taking
his place on the Mitchell ticket.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-07
THE PEOPLES COLUMN

Root said suffrage was not a right but
privilege. Now the ants say II Is
neither a right nor a privilege. but duty.
II Is no more a duty on women than II
is on men The antl-suffrage women
are. no doubt. lot OF dear old snuny
ladies'. who are still grieving for the
good old days OF Adam and Of Eve
but | still fail TO understand why they
should go TO such unreasonable lengths
to prevent others from enjoying a privi-
lege that they want and need. simply
because they (the "antis') do not want
IL for themselves OF all the tabled ami
mails OF mythology. the dog in the
manger' has always been regarded as
the most despleable. b. s. BARRETT.
I Brooklyn, Aug. 5. 1918.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-07

that help could lay claim to being good cltzeh'
is high time for him now to take the ADVICE he gave
to the public then and give the pubic now the III
formation it is demanding about the conouct OF 'le
campaign which made him "the peoples Governor
as he styles himself
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-07
Adrift in Great City; or, The Sorrows of
the Taxicab.

Pity the poor taxicab, all We who are not vult'
ures at heart ready to rob and crush down an In
nocent, Woodworking conveyance, cast upon the
mercies Of great city,
Some misguided folk have felt that certain taxi
cabs we're not all that they might have been. But
what of that? If few individual cars, frail sis
ters of yirtuous house. have fallen from grace, Is
that any reason why should come down upon
all taxicabs and harass them, hobble them and In
suit them by harsh rules and regulations?
Let us rather draw near and share the sobs Of the
learned counsel who argued yesterday for the taxi
cab companies against the new ordinance Said he
in bis affecting peroration
/ wish TO say to those who interested and
really believe that evil exists that should be
rected we are willing TO meet them more than half
way, but for those who have not the welfare Of the
city at heart but prompted only by greedy lust
we have nothing but the utmost defiance.
greedy. lustfu public may well blush for itself.
We must withdraw the new ordinance at once and
demand in It's place living wage for taxicabs that
will rescue them at least from that dire want which
heartless city was prepared to thrust upon them.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-07
PROGRESSIVE PRAISE.

To the Editor of The Tribune
Sir: Your leading editorial this morn
ing is well conceived and well written
was a Republican. and am Progressive
with no use for small. petty politics any
where. You have risen TO a me he.sN"
Keen Il up. WILLIAM F. PoRTEN
white Haven. Penn, Aug. 9, 1918
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-07

ming away with another woman should he regarded
disqualifying juror in a case dealing with such
an alleged offence Would dsapproval OF murder
dsqualify a Juror in n murder case?
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-07

If the Governor would hire the sleuths who found
his lost dog again, maybe they could find an ex-
PLANTATION for those campaign checks.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-07

II Is not clear that prejudice against a married
mans abandonment OF his wife and babies and run
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-08-07
Lightning fills
Tio9a Farmer

Toga, N. D., Aug. George Don
nelly, aged about As years, and liv-
ing about three miles north OF Tenn
pie, was struck and instantly killed
by bolt of lightning. From all that
we can learn it seems that mum,
Der Of farmers were out in field
loading hay, and when they saw the
storm approaching hurriedly loaded
their teams and started for their re-
spective homes, the two Donnelly
brothers among the number. George
Donnelly, the victim, was on the first
load, his brother following closely be-
hind. When the bolt struck Georges
team ran away and he fell to the
ground. The brother was stunned by
the shock and when he recovered and
started home found George lying by
the side Of the road with the crown
Of his hat burned of and one Of the
legs Of his pants stripped entirely
from the limb.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-08-07
Old Satan, Soft. Snake
Fed Monday Morning
TiMEs-REcoRO OFFICE FORCE IN.
vITED TO SEE REGAL PYTHON
EAT BREAKFAST.
(From Monday's Daily. )

(From Mondays Daily
The man In charge Of the snakes in
the Patterson shows very thoughtfully
invited the Office force at the Times
Record Office to come to the tent this
morning and witness the feeding Of
the big Regal Python. an event that
takes place once in two weeks. Most
snakes insist on killing their own
meat but this big reptile eats common
beef and for his feed today he ate
twelve pounds of beef and seemed well
content after it was once swallowed,
Old Satan is over a hundred years
old and is said to be the biggest snake
In captivity, and we have no doubt but
what he is. and weighs 4S3 pounds and
measures 81 feet 8 inches.
This snake is not poisonous and it's
its bite is not fatal but crushes it's
victim and II given live animals will
fold it's coils around it and crush the
life out. It can swallow a $50 pound
pig and it takes the food down without
chewing and depends on its digestive
powers to take care of the food after
1t Is In the stomach. The feeding of
satan was a valuable and much ap-
preciated lesson in natural history.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-08-07

Col. Ben. G.. Whitehead Of The State
will handle the Elks blowout at Dick
inson, for the Bismarck Daily Tri-
bune and will 60 there at once to be
on the ground, having left for the
last stand OF the Rodeo last night.
He will give all the features of the
great meeting, and his intimate rela.
tionship with the Elks order Of the
country will be of great value. Col.
Whitehead has handled" for various
newspapers every great Elk soiree in
the state. He wrote up the Mandan
installation for The Tribune in a way
that will long be remembered. He
was the Times-Record writer at the
time Of the dedication OF the hoke
there. When the Devils Lake lodge
was installed Col. Whitehead went
from Williston and wrote about it for
the Devils Lake Journal, and the write
up of the Williston installation in
The State at that time is treasured
by about every Elk who was present.
Much Of Col. Whitehead's contri.
buttons on Elkdom have been re.
printed in the big periodicals Of that
order, and you can depend upon Dick.
inson being put on the map in great
shape.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-08-07
Walter Emery Has
Freak Colt With
Cats Ears and Tail

Walter Emery has one of the unex-
plainable freaks of nature on his farm
in the form of a nice colt we'll devel-
oped In every way excepting that it
has Ears and tail that resembles
cat. Those who have seen the curios-
ity say that it is splendid we'll de-
veloped animal with these exceptions
and will probably live to be a full
grown horse.
The colt was foaled from ordinary
stock without any marks Of any kind
and we understand that no cause is
known for the freak horse which has
come into the world part cat and part
horse. No plans have been made so
far for the disposition Of the colt.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-08-07
SHEYENNE VALLEY NOTES.

Jens Rensby was transacting bust.
ness in Fingal last Saturday.
Carl Henrikson is at present work.
ing for Martin Thoreson in the hay.
ing and harvest.
Andrew c. Nelson was cutting oats
last Saturday.
Misses. Johanna and Edna Aas and
Mable Olson were in Fargo last week
and took in the big Barnum & Bailey
circus,
G. O. Aas transacted business in
Fingal one day last week.
T. J. Sebby was busy last week
threshing winter wheat and rye.
Oscar Aas was business visitor in
Kathryn last Monday.
MAIDS Rensby helped T. J. Sebby last
week threshing winter wheat and rye.
Henry G. Aas transacted business
in Kathryn last Friday.
Born-To Mr.. and Mrs. Ole Stevens
last week baby boy.