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New-York tribune., 1914-08-06
SPECTACLE OF CHRISTENDOM
Its Civilization Has Good Illustration
in the World War.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: It has been the boast of Chris
tendon for ages long that Christianity
has established civilization and given
impetus to the march of progress.
Can we find better example OF the
kind of civilization Christianity has
established than in the spectacle of the
six European nations engaged IN the
attempt to strangle each other!
What shall we say of the Christian
humility and kindness of the Emperor
of Germany, the war-mad dotard who
has plunged his nation into fearful
war. upon the fimsiest and most ride
ulous of pretexts? What shall we say
of his most "Christian" majesty the
Gar Of Russia, that imbecile who has
pitted the youth and manhood of the
nation in a mad attempt to increase
his already vast empire?
What shall we say of that aged
scoundrel the Emperor Franz Josef,
whose greed for Servian territory COM
bined with the usual European propen-
sity for bullying has been the primal
cause of launching into the world war
that twill stagger humanity?
What shall we say of the peace low
ing" King George, who had he been
sincerely interested in preserving
peace could have used all his great in
fuence in preventing the Car from
mobilizing his army, and incidentally
taken away from Germany the slightest
excuse for war?
As for France, she has declared war
against no one. Germany has invaded
her domains, and she can give defence
the reason for mobilizing her armies.
But even France is going TO war gladly,
hoping thereby to regain its lost prov
inces, and there is no doubt that
President Poincare could have persuad-
ed King George to use his good Offices
with the Czar to prevent this war.
There is no single nation particularly
responsible fo- the war. All nations OF
Europe must bear an equal responsible
ity. What the war is proving is that
our hope for universal peace is gone;
our boast of civilization an empty one
X proves that there is no such thing
as Christian morality; that Christian
ity either can not or will not follow
the teachings Of its founder, and il
proves finally that universal peace de-
pends not on Hague conferences. nor
on great military organizations. nor
even on international disarmament, 1t
rests first and last on the awakening
of an international conscience, when
reason, truth and justice shall prevail
in the hearts cf men. and blind, stupid,
bigoted patriotism" be vanquished
from the earth. HAROLD F0GEL.
Arverne, l.. l., Aug. 4, 1914.
New-York tribune., 1914-08-06
An Open Forum for
Public Debate.

baptism and the Lords Supper as
generally necessary TO salvation; its
continuity and catholicity maintained
by three orders of ministers-blshops,
priests and deacons-ordained By .
certain prescribed rite conveying d.
vine authority. and known as the
apostolic succession"
Logically then, the Episcopal Chureh
could not consistently enter into suea
an agreement, any more than could
the Roman branch of the Catholic
Church.; and certainly her mission
aries would have no authority 70 taks
such steps as this toward unity, which
is matter to be finally decided by the
whole Church in convention rather
than by individuals. This questioa
arose in China, and the principle in
volved is now the subject OF an ir-
portant conference in England aris-
ing from an incident occurring IN
South Africa last year.
Quite consistently, III, Eplseopai
Church does not invade countries
where the Roman or any other form
of Catholic religion is established ex-
cept to minister TO its own people
residing in those lands, or 70 care
for those who may have withdraw
from some other branch of the Csth-
Ollie Church and desired to place
themselves under her, as in the cas-:
of the erstwhile Mexican Episcopsl
Church. whose motto was: "Cstbolic.
but not Roman; Evangelical, but ncf
ARTHUR MORTON CRANE
Roselle Park, n. j., July 80, 1914
New-York tribune., 1914-08-06
A BIBLE PROPHECY
The Kingdom of Stone" May Mean
Great Britain, 1t Is Suggested.
To The Editor Of The Tribune.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: The writer thinks that he ap-
preciates, to some extent at least. your
editorial in this mornings Tribune on
Peace" and would like to ask whether,
as we are supposedly Christian ma
tion and regard the Bible as the text
book of our civilization, it would be a
very pronounced sign of weakness of
intellect for one to go to Holy Writ
TO ascertain whether its pages con-
tanned any deliverance as to how per-
manent peace is to be established on
this distracted and militant planet.
In the Book of Daniel we read of a
"stone kingdom" which was to be set
up in the days of those kings of the
four Gentle empires dealt with in the
preceding verses-to wit, the Chaldean,
Medo-Persian. the Grecian and the
Roman. That kingdom of the stone
was to break in pieces all those king
dOms and it was to stand for ever and
was to grow into great mountain and
fill the whole earth.
At the close of the seventh century
b. c. all those first four kingdoms were
in existence. Was the stone kingdom
set up at that time? When the Chris
tian church was instituted only one of
those kingdoms was in existence-the
Roman. The church is not a kingdom
and therefore can exercise none of the
prerogatives or functions of a king
dom and. az already shown, was not set
up in the days Of those kings. II that
stone kingdom was so set up and has
done or is doing the work given it to
accomplish, then it must be in exist
ence to-day and moving forward to its
certain destiny.
All those Gentle empires sought uni
versal dominion and failed. To-day
Russia, dominated by the famous will
of Peter the Great, is reaching forward
to a like destiny. According to many
the German Kaiser is cherishing a
similar ambition. Some years ago an
article appeared in "The North Amer
lean Review" entitled (Which Shall
Dominate, the Saxon or the Slav?" Its
author was a Canadian statesman.
Will that question be thrsshed out by
the present conflict? IL does not look
so, for both Saxon and Slav are on
one side in the present controversy.
Or is this war preparing for the war
that will settle that question for ever
When the writer was a boy at school
the teacher told her pupils that Saxon
meant "stone." Albion, the ancient
name for Britain, means white stone
From 800 years B. c. all Of the mon.
archs Of the present reigning family
have been crowned over the Liza Fail
the Stone of Destiny. Are the Anglo
Saxons the stone kingdom of the He
brew prophet? Will the rule of q
righteous kingdom under the sceptr,
Of an infinitely wise, strong and right
eous king whose reign will be fllec
with power and endless life bring
true and lasting peace to the world
What think you and your readers?
c. l.. DARRoW.
] Brooklyn, Aug. 4. 1914.
New-York tribune., 1914-08-06

HORACE APOLOGIES.

Book I, Ode IL.
"Hdire puIchrd fila pulchior."
Beloved farer than your mother,
You'll pardon, please, my youthful verse
Don't throw me over for another,
You might perchance get something worse.
Prometheus from every beast
Took something-he was quite sage
TO mix in man, and not the least
He mixed were spoons of lions rage.
Thyestes was destroyed by wrath,
Not even souvenirs survive:
When rage gets started on the path,
1t eats up everything alive.
Such was the case with me. | fear
In youth some bug attacked my dome,
! wrote some nasty verse, but dear
Behold .he Angelch of Rome
I've said goodbye to youthful prank>,
And. honest, I'll be awful good
II we make up--You will? all thanks
I'm not surprised, knew YOU would
IRWIN.
New-York tribune., 1914-08-06
More Effects OF the War.

1t is simply astonishing in how many directions
we of this completely neutral and remote land nnu
our public and private activities affected by the
war on the Continent. OF course, our commerce
and finance were bound profoundly to reflect the
titanic disturbance. We could foresee that. Then
It dawned upon US that the scores of thousands OF
our compatriots pleasure travelling abroad must
suffer. Next came the realization that our cperl
season might have TO 90 by the board and that our
theatres would be compelled TO confne themselves
almost wholly TO domestic productions.
But now we learn the yacht race is off that
New York City has suspended work on almost all
New-York tribune., 1914-08-06

her public improvements. that We are confronted
with a sizable, charity problem in the thousands
OF European. reservists stranded here for lack Of
transatlantic transportation and that the good
people Of ,Manhasset Long Island. have found y
necessaryyto halt their campaign against the mos
Quitoes or the Berot type cruising about their
neighbothood.
We tcan only hope the powers Of Europe will
comeSto terms before another summer dawns, that
the people Of Manhasset may not have TO post
ponc again their struggle for emancipation from
this annual aerial invasion.
New-York tribune., 1914-08-06
Look For the Signature on the Wrapper.

When purloned goods are put to nappy USES
Il does not seem so hard to see them go
But counterfetings one of the abuses
That makes the milk Of kindness cease TO now
Last week. in old Don Marquis happy column
Some person wrote Of beer, and signed on
Jack
Despite the fact that |, in manner solemn
Have used that name right here for some years
back
WHY oven for that same calm Sunlike paper
I've written several letters in re Votes
For Women" signing thus. II folks must caper
With it. | wish they'd put my meme IN quotes
JACK.
New-York tribune., 1914-08-06
The Coming Tower
4 BANDITTl.

Jesse James was robber bold.
About whose mighty hand
The fercest. widest tales are told
or how he slew great hordes for gold
And terrorized the land.
But | sing Of greater thief, yo-ho.
Who beats old James
And his petty games,
Who. putting Jess TO grief, yo-ho.
Ahead Of him advances;
Though James's dagger run with gore,
And though he rob an hundred score,
He cannot catch
Up with or match
The man who writes the music for
The modern ballroom dances.
IsOsCEIEs.
New-York tribune., 1914-08-06
THE PEOPLES COLUMN

to uphold the cause Of peace in spite
of all slurs and ridicule. We all have
appreciated the attitude of the Amer
lean people during the Mexican crisis
as compared with that before the
Spanish War. Do you not
think that much of the credit for this
advance of popular education and self
discipline is due to these very people
you now seek out for your editorial
target practice? You sneer at then
for their silence; but what a food Of
ridicule you would have poured over
them if they had given utterance to
their feelings as faithful followers Of
the Prince of Peacel
ERNST RICHARD.
New York, Aug. 4, 1914.
New-York tribune., 1914-08-06
POPULAR FALLACIES.

That mosquitoes only bite once
2-Thst mosquitoes only live one day.
3-That mosquito-btes won't itch, If you don't
scratch 'em.
4.-That if you hold your breath you can catch a
mosquito and slay it.
Ny experience is that mosquitoes only bite once
lin the same place.; that they only live one day
(at time) that their bites won't itch if you don't
scratch em (but rub em with sand-paper and the
edge of buzz saw instead rand that If you hold
your breath you can catch mosquito and say 1t
provided you have shotgun in each hand and
are a good shot.
New-York tribune., 1914-08-06
An Enemy of the Gum Chewef'

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: Conductors on the Lexins.s-
av.. Manhattan, trolley we're to-day ~
struggled TO suppress tobacco eneS,ss,ii
by the passengers on the cars. W.
not the edict go further and suppfs,.
gum chewers or, more likely, dem'''
strable as "cud masticators"?
To me this is one Of the most ass
noying conditions one has 10 pa' :"
with in a public conveyance. =
By the way. has any one ever seen "A
male gum chewer surrender sesl -
female or a woman using gum ~
sent respectful and dignihed spgpss
ance? LEWIS PhiLLifN
New York, Aug. 4, 1914,
New-York tribune., 1914-08-06
WHY PACIFISTS ARE SILENT
Too Much Tact to Say 81 Told You
So" He Thinks.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: With utter amazement / saw
the editorial in this mornings IriD-
une inscribed "The False Prophets OF
Peace" Why should you so out Of
your way TO cast slur upon well
meaning, good people, even if you do
not agree with their opinion? They
kept silent, probably, because they
have too much tact to feel and eX-
press satisfaction in these terrible
times about the correctness of tneir
views as TO the fallacies Of the So
called armed peace. If this war proves
anything, il is this: that the pretence
of the mlitarists that the big arma-
ments were guarantees of peace was
hollow and insncere, and you may rest
assured that the people who for year
after year have borne the burden and
the taxation Of military service, and
now see that all the sacrifices were in
vain. will call to account those thGt
have been fooling them. You say that
the group Of peace advocates who see
in the continuous play with the forms
of war not a means Of preventing It
but a continuous temptation TO use the
armaments according TO their true
nature are mot worth a large amount
of sympathy" You certainly must
think them worth a large amount Of
spite. according TO your uncalled for
attack on them in the present hour.
What else can they do but be silent,
in view of the unpleasant actualities,
and abide their time for renewed ac-
tion and renewed effort to lift hu-
manity above what you call yourself
"reversion to bsrbarism"? Although
am not a "non-resistant" myself. |
have always welcomed their comradc-
ship in the struggle for peace that is,
the organization OF international lie
on a legal foundation-and appreciate
the fact that for generation after gem
Grafton they have been the only ones
New-York tribune., 1914-08-06
THE EPISCOPALIAN ATTITUDE
Why Il Would Be Illogical in This
Church to Join Mexican Mis-
sion Scheme.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: Your editorial to-day on Mis-
sionary Cooperation in Mexico"
states: "For some reason not dis
closed the Episcopal Church is not
included in this cooperative scheme,
although il has been the most urgent
of all Christian bodies in advocating
Christian unity" In view of the
widespread newspaper prominence
given to the change Of name" con-
troyersy, it seems scarcely necessary
TO state the reason. The Book Of
Common Prayer clearly implies that
the Protestant Episcopal Church is a
part of the Catholic Church; using
catholic" here in its narrow appli-
cation as the name of a visible or
ganization holding the sacrsments OF
New-York tribune., 1914-08-06
PLEASE OMIT FLOWERS.

he dwelleth in lofty Tower,
A Tower a Column high.
All would that | possessed the power
To touch him with my sigh!
He favors others. Bah and Anne,
But me he passes by.
Oh unsppreciative man
Must | with longing die?
Yet still | wait-'tis woman's way.
Ny flowers with tears entwine.
And at his Towers foot now lay
This wreath of Colyumbine.
New-York tribune., 1914-08-06
THE WILD WOMEN.

Plaguing the world in a thousand Names
Rocking our homes with your GunpoWder fiot-
Militant. Anarchist, Feminist danes
How would We give what ye have not got!
How will your fury. or how will your art
Give what the world would have-God wot.-
The peaceful soul and the mellow heart
How can We give what We have not got!
II. *. s.
New-York tribune., 1914-08-06
HAVE A SEAT, MANUEL.

tFrom the H-vsna (Cubs) Postl
Manuel Gomez Lopez, of So ohicios ST.. com mpl.insd
to the police yesterday that young lady who has
moved next door TO the house where he lives with
his family, has thrown morality and good customs
through the window. and his family is unable to
stand at their psrlor window in the afternoons and
evenings.
New-York tribune., 1914-08-06
YES, YOU CAN.

FPA: That Jacks lucky guy. He gets a
punk contrib. printed twice to chink the cracks OF
an already well filled scrap book, and I'll bet |
can't get good one printed once TO start a scrap
hool ,ritb j. X. B.
New-York tribune., 1914-08-06
BY A JUDICIAL RING W. LARDNER.

From the opinion by stapleton j. in McKeon w. Proctor
& Gamble Mfg. Co.-l47 y. Y. supp. 1921
"The chain of the chain of tongs is composed OF
serious of outer and inner metal links
New-York tribune., 1914-08-06
AN UNKIND CUT.

For sundry sorts of uncouth art
I'm half inclined TO have a heart.
But I'm no light fantastic vassal-
No "V's" III east TO Vernon Castle.
GIOVANNI.
New-York tribune., 1914-08-06
YOU COULD KNOCK Us OVER WITH \
SkEI\ OF YARN.

Sir: You don't mean to tell me that this is the
first you knew about James kof keeping a drug
store on st. Nicholas Avenue at 191st Street?
j. A. ".
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-01-08
HID STOLEN GEMS IN ORANGES
Jewel Thieves Had Ingenious Scheme
of ~conceaIing Loot From Eyes
of Police.

Naples.-Some days ago a dealer in
precious stones in this city, Signor
Gasparo B~ascarino, was robbed Of jew.
elry valued at 500, 1000, and although
the suspicion Of the police was direct.
ed toward two brothers, who kept a
fruiterer's business, a search of the
shop failed to reveal anything Of an
discriminating nature.
BY chance a policeman observed
some boys playing in the gutter with
what proved on examination to be
some of the stolen stones. The boys,
who were quite nawar Of their
value, confessed that they had found
the stones secreted in some oranges
and citrons which they had purloined
from the shop Of the suspected broth
ers.
The shop was again raided by the
police and the brothers were arrested.
1t was discovered that on the previous
visit Of the police the whole Of the
stolen property was hidden in oranges
and citrons from which the pulp had
been taken.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-01-08
ed by Keeper Eli b. Stetser. he shot
and killed Stetser.
MAKE TROUSERS FOR WOMEN
Smoking Suits" Are In Great Demand
In London for Afternoon
Teas.

London.-Women in London have
begun to wear trousers and little
smoking coats instead of the tea gown.
Every kind of waistcoat is being worn
out of doors. but the trousers and coat
suit is only worn indoors, and gener-
ally in the afternoon. The pajama
habit led the way and the smoking
suit has followed.
The suits resemble closely the jack.
ct and trousers of the Chinese women
and are really fascinating. They are
to be had in various colors.' One is
a deep blue cashmere, with a collar
Of yellow silk and a breast pocket.
the whole being stitched in yellow.
Another dainty suit is Of forget-me-not
blue silk. Another has a silk collar
Of the palest pink. a breast pocket Of
the same tint and pink trousers, turn.
ed up in true masculine fashion.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-01-08
ENDS DYSPEPSIA,
INDIGESTION. GAS
"Pape's Diapepsin" cures sick,
sour stomachs in five minutes
lime Il!

Really does" put bad stomachs in
order-'really does" overcome indiges-
ton, dyspepsia, gas. heartburn and
sourness in five minutes-that-just
that-makes Pape's Diapepsin the lar
gest selling stomach regulator in the
world. If what you eat ferments into
stubborn Jumps, you belch gas and
eructate sour, u~ndigested food and
acid; head is dizzy and aches; breath
foul; tongue coated; your insides filled
with bile and indigestible waste, re-
member the moment "Pape's Diapep-
sin" comes in contact with the stomach
all such distress vanishes. It's truly
astonishing-almost marvellous, and
the Joy is its harmlessness.
A large %ffty-cent a 8 Of Pape's Dia-
pepsin will give you a hundred dollars
worth of satisfaction.
It's worth its weight in gold to men
and women who can't get their stom-
achs regulated. 1t belongs in your
home-should always be kept handy
in case Of a sick, sour, upset stomach
during the day or at night. It's the
quickest, surest and most harmless
stomach doctor in the world.-Adv.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-01-08

they can stand 1t for them to go down,
but when they stand still-good night!
The exchange has recently had the
worst days business since 1888, rs
years ago. Only $4,000 shares of stock
and 818 bonds changed hands. There
are LOO members Of the exchange. 1t
was figured that each Of them would
have $1.40 for his days work il the
commissions we're divided equally. A
dollar and forty cents, not the wages
of a man who digs a ditch in these
days-and for brokers whose business
expenses might run to 500 a day each.
No wonder there are "reorganizations"
and q few failures. No wonder that
staid old firms settle all their accounts
and quietly go out Of existence.
For one thing each member of the
change" has lost about $4,000. This
is the difference between the high quo
tation for a seat in 1909 and the price
seats bring today.
The floor of the exchange these days
often resembles the lounging room of a
clubhouse. The exchange is a club in
reality. Will it become n in name?
viii it turn into a mere social organi.
cation, with traditions of business?
Hardly, because there are more securi-
ties to be traded in each year. There
must be a public auction room where
they car change hands. The trouble
just at present is the brokerage ma
chinery is too big for its purposes. 1t
is built on a scale to handle great spec
ulations and little s~peculations, and
when it has to come down to calm and
peaceful transfers, it is like a sight
seeing automobile carrying a single
passenger. There is no profit.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-01-08
Her Shopping Husband.

Here is something new, a widows
shopping husband" and it comes
from a London court. A widow had
sued to 10 $50, the value of a
pair of diamond earrings.
She stated that on June % she went
to the shop and bought the earrings.
Aiterward she was not satisfied, went
back to the shop, and after a heated
discussion called at a pa~wnbroker's.
who valued the stones at EGO.
Counsel read a letter from the plain
tiff, in which she said that her "hus-
band was not satisfied with the
stones" But you are a widow?" he
added.
Plaintif-Yes; I sometimes when
shopping use the term my husband"
because ! have been done" so often.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-01-08

New York.-The twilight Of Wall
street, the daring and spectacular
plunger gone forever, the public apa-
thetic toward stock speculation, the
passing of one of the most picturesque
elements in our public life-these are
some OF the conclusions drawn from
the great d~uiIness on the New York
stock exchange, the failures of brokers
to make what they consider a living.
the dry rot.
Certain it is that we have no Jay
Gould today-or an E. H. Hartman,
or a Keene, or a Gates, or even a Ia
vid Lamar. The days of the big mar
ket manipulation have apparently
passed. These men are dead and there
are none to take their places. If as
big things are put over" as in the old
days, they are done now in secret,
with the aid of much law and lawyers,
through numerous agents and multi
tudinous blinds and devices.
1T was not so in the older days"
Way back in the Black Friday era, Jay
Gould or Jim Fiske wouldn't hesitate
at all to appear in the public share
mart and fay the opposing crowd of
either bulls or bears with the utmost
freedom. Everybody knew what they
were about and nobody thought of
complaining in the sense of consider
ing their faults as of a public char
acter.
Later anne the great speculative
eras of our national life, when a mil
lion share day" was considered moth
ing, when doctors and lawyers and
merchants gambled in stocks from
every hamlet, when the little specula-
tors we're myriad and the big specula-
tors we're fierce, If slightly more eau
tious than in the seventies.
Hartman flinging railroads into the
gambling pit, John w. Gates and other
men Of his type leading speculative
campaigns which netted them tens of
millions, foxy old James r. Keene, en-
cheering pools-for many years the
American people stood for them and
simply laughed.
Then the great outcries began.
They've newer led to the actual gov
ernmental reformation or abolition OF
the stock exchange. but they seem to
have put it almost hors de combat sim
ply by the force of public opinion.
"Nobody's buying!" the brokers cry.
I'VE never sell anybody from up
town." complain the hungry-eyed ones,
meaning that the merchants who &C.