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Continued on eleventh Page.
Saws Prison Bars and Escapes

Worcester, Mass, Dec. 26.-Sawing
two bars from the window of his cell
Albert w. johnson, "a years old, who
was awaiting grand jury action on a
charge of breaking and entering, es-
capped from his cell in the county jail
to-day and beat Curtis w. Sassett. q
prison guard, insensiole.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-26
Shedding Accident Serious

Edward Cross, years old, 1885 Full
ton street, ran into water plug while
sledding near his home Thursday after
noon and lacerated his left arm. He
was treated at the Harrisburg hospital.
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Irwin Rubin Improving

Last evening Irwin Rubin, of the firm
of Rubin & Rubin, was operated on at
the Harrisburg hospital for appendicitis.
The operation was successful and his
condition is said to be good to-day.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-26
Gold Coins for Trust Co. Forcs

The clerks and attaches of the Me-
ehanics Trust Company were remem-
bered on the day before Christmas
with presents of double-eagle gold
pieces.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-26
Whitman Takes Oath as Governor
By associated Pres,

New York, Dec 26.-District Attor-
ney Charles S. Whitman took the oath
of Office as Governor of New York be-
fore Presiding Justice Ingraham of the
Appellate division of the Supreme Court.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-26
operation ON Miss Rae Snyder

Miss Rae Snyder, II years old, of
Duncannon, was operated on yester lay
afternoon at the Harrisburg hospital
for appendicitis. Her condition is much
improved to-day and her early recovery
is looked for.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-26
BRUSSELS war INDEMNITY
HELD UP BY BRYAN. REPORT

Paris, Dee. %, 5.35 A. NJ" Ger
man proclamations announcing a levy
OF 500 million francs $500, 0,000,00O),
Indemnity at Brussels have been pass
ed over, says the Journal - and the
report is current that the measure was
withdrawn by the German governor as
the result OF representations by the
American Secretary Of State, William
J. Bryan, through Minister Brand
Whitiock. pointing out that the tax
was in violation of The Hague eonven-
tiOn.
1T is announced that the Germans
have imposed a tax OF 25 francs on
all unmarried persons over % years of
age in Brussels. -
Washington, Dec. 26.-Seeretarv
BRYAN reiterated to-day that if Brand
WhitlOek, American Minister to Bel
gium. had taken any action to dissuade
the German military authorities from
collecting a war levy on Brussels he
had been acting entirely in a personal
and unofficial capacity and without any
instructions from the American govern
ment. The Secretary said he had no
information that Mr.. Whitloek had been
concerned.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-26
Eight Are Arrested in
an Abortive Uprising
in Manila and It's
Suburbs
10000 SAID TO
BE IN THE PLOT
Constabulary Agents, as Members of
Secret Societies, Disclose Plans of
Intended Rising, and Subsequently
Disperse Number of Gatherings
Ru ASsocinted Pres

Manila, Dee. 26.-E.ght Filipinos
have been arrested ON the charge of
sedition as result Of an abortive ris-
ing in Manila and its environs on
Thursday night. Further arrests are
probable. From army sources it is
learned that a general warning was
sent to all officers on Thursday after
noon stating that fully ten thousand
Filipinos in Manila alone were ready
for a concerted attack on Fort San
tiago, the Quartet Espana, the Curatel
Infanteria and the medical depot. The
military units were Immediately pre-
pared and street patrol was started
ar dusk.
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NOBODY HINDERS when
CHILDREN Carry OFE TOYS
Youngsters Help Themselves at Elks'
Grill Room While Benefactors Look
Away-More Than Thousand Boys
and Girls in Crowd

"Mster, may take one of these
toys home for my little sister, so she
can have happy Christmas too9"
came the anxious query from one of the
thousand children who to-day crowded
the grill room of the Elks' home and
amused themselves with the loads of
toys provided for their benefit.
Help yourself, came the answer.
There is nobody to stop you.
That little incident repeated itself
over and over, until the youngsters had
gotten away with all the playthings in
the room, including a second supply,
long before o'clock, the closing hour.
The toys were all attractive ones. They
could not be distributed equally because
of the overwhelming numbers of the
little visitors, so the men in charge
turned their heads the other way
whenever youngster started for the
door with one of the playthings under
his arm, and left the distribution take
care of itself.
Bells on the Tables Attract
Nothing was withheld from the
guests of the day excepting the orna.
ments and attachments of the Christ
mas trees in one corner of the room
Efforts were also made to withhold the
bells on the tables which are used or
dinarily to call the walters, and only
with difficulty were they saved. Prac-
tically all of them were in constant
action while the visitors were in the
room
Every child who visited the Elks
home from clock until 2 received
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-26
Plans of Rising Disclosed

Constabulary agents who are mem
bers of the secret societies disclosed
the plans for an uprising, thus enabling
force of Constabulary and police to
disperse gatherings at Bagumbaya, Paeo
and Navotas, near Malabon. At Caloo-
can squad of American sailors seized
chains when force of Filipinos ap-
preached a dance hall in which they
were gathered and, using the chairs as
weapons, routed the FilipinOs, of whom
quite number were injured.
The rising was evidently poorly or.
ganized and lacked leaders. 1t was
composed for the most part of persons
implicitly trusting the word of Ar
temio Riearte, a revolutionary, who
conducts a continual propaganda from
Hong Kong to which place he was ban
ished by the American authorities some
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SHE FILLS FORTY STOCKINGS

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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-10
DvLCINEA At THE BALL GAME.

Dulcinca went with to the ball game one
said il didn't seem like ball game without peanuts
but she couldn't cat peanuts they were rank poison
TO her She likes peanuts too but they don't Ike
her She thought baseball a great game, 90 thor
ouchly American and everybody 50 democratic.
What pity Fritz Maiscl couldn't hit better He's
z perfcct streak on the bases. And Warhop has been
pitching in hard luck this year, but pitcher can
win if the team doesn't hit behind him. That new
man is the best fielding pitcher in either league.
He has everything. There's great hop on his fast
one and his curve has the sharpest break she ever
saw She thought il too bad he couldn't hit but then
pitchers were not expected to be good batters. A
great rootcr for the Yanks is Ducinea. Wait 'em
out, Fritz, she said, hes gotten hghcrn that.
Lookcm over, Pete . Lookem over, he hasn't
gotta thing Never mind that, Roy. II only takes
ono to hit it. Lose it, Doc, lose it, she inplored
Touch all the bases, Doc She thought i perfectly
uaddenng the hard luck Cook was having, all his
drives going right at some fielder. Come on, Roy,
you can do it, she cried: Win your game Roy.
Come on, Ed. It's never too late. Games not over
till the last mans out. That's pitchin' Roy that's
pitchn', they can't hittcm if they can't see 'em.
Makem throw their bats away. Get larm clock
hire hail. write him a letter A great little rooter
is Ducinea, but she doesn't like close game. 1t
may be good baseball but it's awfully uninterestng
TO watch. Give her a free hitting game with lots
of action. That's what the crowd likes. No wonder
baseball is fascinating, it's uncertain. But
gee, that was an awful hard game to lose. she
really enjoys being in crowd, especially a New
York crowd. It's always good natured.
LAZZIR.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-10
Just One Place for Proeressives.

Little comfort lies in Mayor Mitchels decara
tion Of position on state politics for those FRO
cressives who, turning away from combination
with anti Barnes Republicans to beat Tammahy'
have hoped for combination with anti-Tammany
Democrats to beat Barnes. The Mayor THINKS
such fusion most difficult and improbable and
will do nothing to help IT.
The Progressive leaders might as well face the
fact that they must fuse with Republicans tbs
wear or 90 il alone. The issue in the state cam
paign Is Tammany's misgovernment The only
Democrats they could fuse with to beat Tamnany
and Barnes won't have them because of the
Coonpls attacks on President Wilson. Colonel
Roosevclts candidacy on straight ticket might
again defeat Republicans, but it would elect
Tammany ticket and leave the ProgreSSves a bad
third in the contest
The natural place for the ProgreSSiveS this year
is behind an anti BaCneS Republican against Muir
phys ticket And it may be surmised that what
ever the Progressive party's bosses do, a good
number OF the Progressive partys VOTERS will take
this simple and sensible way of working against
the big bosses Of the two old parties.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-10
France and the Sperrys.

In the return Of the Sperrys, laden with honor
from France the land Of open mindedneSS, We
seem to he experiencing over again the triumph
of the Wright brothers Once more Yankee me
chanical genius has demonstrated its supremacy
in a world contest in spite Of the Indifference ana
skepticiSm Of the Yankee nation.
II is. unfortunately. not simple colhciueH''
that first the inventors of the flying machine anu
NOW the inventor Of miraculous stabhEAh| W
vico which renders dying machines safe shouu
win their first recognition abroad. II Is hec'uN'
we as n nation. are too shrcwd, too thorouEh'!
mbued with the you vc-got-to- show-mc attitude 10
take n chance at encouraging our own geniuS'>
that we live in comparative ignorance OF thcIT
existence until somebody else points them out 10
US.
France with her eyes on the future. with
nopular Imagination less sued 10y the CONNER
cioI shirt and of course, with an urgent propcm
Of sclf-dcfcnce on her hands has at bolh the wv"
great moments in the development OF aViatoA
shown her superior enlightenment and more ho
eral interest. We may have supplied the inventors
but 70 her belongs the credit Of fostering ana III
= sense. creating, through her enthusiasm tue
whole science Of human fight.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-10
Medals for Street Cleaners.

II was happy thought OF the "ahseNoort MAJ
ket Business Mems Association To 1urnlSh '"t VI
medals for the street cleaners OF their ol>tTl't ""
TO get the Mayor 10 present them 10 the men WIN
the best records. Sweeping streets ana carll"-
away garbage are not inspiring tasks. Ihey are
highly necessary, hut there's no glory III them
When they are well done it Is fitting that there
should he ADEQUATE recognition of the workers.
These bemedaed street cleaners can be trls'cd
70 work better i'm future because of the coihliie"
dation their good work has obtained for them
Their example will probably stir up thelr com
ronions 10 do better work in competition FOR pro-
spective medals There is nobody who IS aVerSe
TO learning that good work is appreciated ana ''e
nublic servants especially like 10 know that the
public is pleased.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-10
Militant Tactics on the Island"

Rotng yesterday and the previous evening -
the prisoners on Blackwell's Island was apP"''"'
lv uke the rioting at Sing Sing few months ago
2 nolitical or semi-poitical affair. II seems 10
have been protest. first, against the way MISS
Davis Correction Commissioner, and her assiS''
ants are running the penal institutions, and next
AGAINST putting the original rioters on bread anu
water. Neither protest succeeded. Some OF ihe
rioters have sore heads they are still on bread anu
wafer: rigid investigation is being cohducteu'
and peace again reigns behind the bars.
This is an era of prison reform IL IS MISS
Davis's nolicv TO reform unfortunates rather IMAM
dehase them further by what they encounter III
nrIson Therefore conditions are made as decent
for them as is possible But they may not nave
their favorite drugs or liquor. and no district
leaders word amounts TO anything with the cor
rection Department in this administration
II is quite conceivable that many who nave
visited the Island" before prefer the old ways
The result Of their efforts to run things their own
way must have astonished them. They discovered
that prison reform did not involve any looScnng
Of discipline or control by the keepers, and that
they could not bunco Miss Davis. They will prob
ably think long and hard before trying militant
tactics again.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-10
ALLEN THE FIRST TO SUE HER
Mrs. Seaman Nellie Bly, Wishes to
Correct Misstatenient.

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: In your edition of June Is you
have an article entitled "Ncllie Bly,
Wins a Suit In this article you maze
q misstatement which | request you 70
correct.
"Mr. Allen was ono OF the many, and,
like others who preceded and succeed
ed sued for his fees"
was never sued by a LAWYER for
fees until Mr.. Allen, who. against my
wish and protest, continued with my
litigation some eighteen months, sued.
or being removed, for "a balance" Of
$4,000. He acknowledged all expenses
had been paid in full, and also fees,
such as some might consider liberal.
! have paid fully, largely and liber-
ally every lawyer ever employed. Mr.
Allen was the first to sue me, but since
then another dismissed attorney, also
one who has been paid in full, has en-
deavorcd to emulate Mr.. Allen by SUI
ing for "a mysterious balance" Of
$4,000.
After three years battling with
blackmaiiers and the unscrupulous
members of the legal profession. 7
have finally got my back TO the wall
and shall henceforth expose in the
courts the criminality OF those who
surrounded and neeced me. Thanking
you to make the correction. am very
sincerely yours.
ELIZABETH COCHRANE SEAMAN.
New York. July ., l9li
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-10
To Abolish the "Plucking Board"

Secretary Daniels has made start toward end
Ing the evils Of the naval 'plucking' system. He
has appointed n board of officers TO recommend
changes in the law which will do away with star
chamber proceedings and eliminate discrimination
and injustice. without checking the much desired
flow Of promotion
The vice Of the existing method is that the
Judgment Of the "pluckers" was not based on the
public records Of the officers ordered into retire
ment The board acted more or less bndly and
arbitrarily II would bc easy to substitute for
arbitrary action some general rules. Age in grade
might be considered as an element. and the de
merits marked up against officers might also bc
used as tests Of relative ineiiiciency. \ fixed sys
tenn might also work TO the disadvantage of some
deserving officers.
Conformation Of the present method has been
very general. The iujustices committed by this
years board were too fragrant 10 he endured
longer. We should like 10 see Congress rcinstatc
the victims Of the 1911 boards misjudgmcnt ~
well ~ make repetition of such misjudgrncnt i'm
possible.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-10
An Open Forum for
Public Debate.
THE PEOPLES COLUMN

communism and socialism. II would
have been quite fitting if he had tired
TO explain away the confusion IN Dir.
Brennan's mind Gf he really is cor
fused, as we'll as in the minds OF the
majority Of the public.
The writings OF II. G. Wells and OF
Upton Sinclair betray tho same con
fusion. have listened to the wild
mOuthings OF many street corner ora
tors, the majority of whom do more
harm than good It is lamentable that
the more uneducated people form the
greater part Of their audiences. But
have examined the volumes on so
cialism in the Camden public library
and noted the circumstantial evidence
of considerable handling. Rabid think
ers would attract but moager hand
ful If all the embryo socialists went
to the Libraries and read broadly.
Socialism is often used in popular
sense which renders It nearly equlva-
lent to communism. but tho two should
be distinguished. The distinctive idea
Of communism is economic equality
while that of socialism is distributiyc
Justice. a communist is something
moro than socialist He may be an
extreme socialist. or he may be an
anarchist. But not every socialist is
communist. Some, one has said,
Socialism? Which one of the 81
kinds do you mean" G. l.. l..
Brooklyn, July I, 1914.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-10
Mr.. Warburg Should Be Confirmed.

Much depends the fight which President vii
son is going TO make TO secure the confirmation of
the nomination OF Mr. Warburg as Il member
Of the Federal Reserve Board. In spite of yester-
days adverse action, Mr. Wilson owes It to Mr.
Warburg by all odds the best selection made for
the board, 10 sustain him against the petty hOstil-
ity Of the Senate Committee Banking and Cur
rency. The committee has assumed harshiy in
quistorial attitude. which is quite out OF place in
view Of the fact that Mr.. Warburg will have to
make financial sacrifices in order 10 90 on the Re
serve Board
Men Of his special attachments and experience
rarely enter the governments employ. and when
they offer themselves they should be welcomed
not treated with suspicion and disccurtesy. The
Senate committee sought 10 deal with Mr. War
burg as IL would deal with an ordinary oliicescck
or appointed for political reasons ana presumably
short on the qualifications required in n post Of
exceptional responsibility But In this case the
qualifications are conspicu0usly IN evidence while
the lack Of political backing aud of any desire to
obtain and profit by n seems TO have made the
senste committeeman crusty and captious.
Mr. Wilson cannot afford 70 be beaten IN the
Senate on the nomination of Mr Warburg. The
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-10
MISOUOTED BY "ANTI," HE SAYS
Suffrage and Femnism Involved in the
Controversy.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Another amusing attempt IF the
organized "antis" to tie up woman suf-
frage with feminism has come to my
attention in the record Of the hearings
before the Judiciary Committee at
Washington last March, which has just
been published In it | lind a Mrs.
o. u. Oliphant. o. New Jersey, with the
sanction Of Mrs. Dodge. mas done ne
the honor of introducing some alleged
extracts from a speech Of nine on FEM
inism delivered at Cooper Union. Since
she states that my speech was taken
down by court stcnographcr,' whom
we had reason at the time TO believe
had been sent by the 'antis,' | fail 10
understand why Mrs. Olphant has not
quoted me correctly. As my time WAS
limited read nay speech, ant had Mrs.
Oliphant been DESTROYS of testing the
chivalry Of man who believes in
woman suffrage she could easily have
procured a literal COPY Of my remarks
by applying to me. Possibly Mrs. Oil
phant herself made some perfectly nat
ural errors in transcriOing her extracts
from the stenoGrapher's copy.
In the tnirteer-line extract which she
quotes no two sentences as she ar
ranges theIn were delivered b. me.
When she says | said "Feminism be-
licves in the economic independence OF
all women the all" is hers she
omits the rest Of the sentence, which
was (which * only another way Of say
ing it believes in the economic indie
pendencc of man" She quotes: "Femi-
nism. rs | see it. seeks to change social
opinion toward the sex relation" and
she Cmts the remainder Of my rem
tencc. which was mot to advocate
license, but to recognize liberty; rot to
encourage loosencss. but to diJmias the
double standards between the sexes and
between the classes" She quotes:
"Fcminism asks that the private life o.
either soy be not the sole tcst of their
public efficiency" and omits sit asks
that whatever social restrictions IN sex
be placed upon the woman shall equally
be placed upon the man"
Further. Mrs. Oliphant omits my dis
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-10
ABOLISH TREATING, HE SAYS
New Legislative Remedy Proposed for
the Curse of Man.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Your editorial of to-day. PRO
hlbitIon's Weak Spots" is very good
one and timely. 1t has been proven
by statistics that prohibition, wherever
placed on the statute books, did not
decrease drunkenness but the reverse,
as stated in your editorial. Now the
question j.. what is the remedy? To
my mind the remedy is simple one /:
Abolish treating by legislation and
you will have accomplished more than
the prohibitionist can hope to do.
The evil OF drink is not where a
person uses alcohol and other stimu-
lants moderately, and which high med
zeal authorities declare is beneficial
for the human system, but the trouble
is that when a person enters a saloon
with the intention of having only one
drink he often meets friends there
who ask him TO have drink with
them. The result is he will nave
taken several instead of one, which
may gradually lead him into a con
dition that is cited as horrible eN-
ample OF the evil Of drink by pro-
hibitionists. Prohibitionists would use
the same remedy once suggested by a
child to its parent who complained
OF headache: "Why don't you so
TO doctor and have your head cut
or. same MS my toothachc was cured
when you sent me 10 have II taken
out!" ADOLPH Lowry.
New York. July 4, 1914.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-10
FEAR AND DISEASE
Quiet the Former and You Weaken
the Latter.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: One of your readers asks why
we cannot have more dispositions on
the effects OF scarle; fever. With no
desire to belittle such inquiry, it would
seem. however. that too much attention
is now being paid to contemplation of
the hideous diseases. Can it be tina:
this is responsible for their increase?
We have medical authority for the
case in England of a young student be-
ing frightened into yellow fever by be-
ing told that he had slept in the bed o.
yellow fever patient when such was
not the case.
Out at the Temple Of Health, a semi
philanthropic institution in Kansas
City, the sick are being accepted no. as
patients, but as Students The first
thing that is done is to quiet their
fears for the fears of the sick are al
ways magnlfied. Physical improve
ment comes Immediately; then the pa
tient is placed in the right mental at
titude for permanent help.
Isn't it about time that doctors were
waking up to the power Of fear in sick
ness? L. Il. O.
New York, July 6, 1914.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-10
WHAT WILL RUPERT SAY?

Sir read with interest your passage at arms
with Rupert Hughes the momentous Jack Hor-
ncr Wise Men-of Gotham incident, and note your
praise Of Sir. Hughos's novel What Will People
Saw" as a mighty good book.
However, it strikes that if Mr.. Hughes is
such stcklcr for accuracy. he ought to mention
somewhere or some time that his book is novel;
zation OF play from his pen called The Triangle
and produced some ten o. more years ago at the
old Manhattan Theatre, 33d St. and 9Th Ave. |
believe that the manager was Harrison Grey flske'
and the two principals Emily Stevens COR Char
lotto Walker and Ferdinand &. Gottschalk The
finale Of the play consisted in detail of the end
scene in Mr. Hughess novel, dinner, carving-knife,
stabbng and all.
1t was funny to read in Mr. Huneker's PUCK
regiew recently, that Mr.. Hughes had "evdcntly
written his book with view to later dramatizatIon
Is that sort of thing quite ethical on the part of an
author? | merely wish to know, and the more So
because Mr. Hughes eager to make you hew
to the strict line. BE hif'