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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-08-11

Mr.. and Mr.. Il. l.. Scott and children
accompanied IN Mr.. Scots parents. Mr.
and Mr.. William Wall Of Dallas. have eon,
to spend Y week camping ~ Braxo.
Island. Mr.. Scott preceded the Others. 90.
in- down Yesterday to erect the tents I'm,
make other preparations for the outing
The rest III the party followed today.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-08-11

W. ". Morvy. W Aurora. Ill. j. a r.
cent arrival in the city and i quariercd
IA the San Carln> hotel. Mr.. Morcy has
recently made some lami purchases ~ the
NalIr, section NJ the country.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-08-11

Charles r.. Williams. u \ guest "A ihc
Miller hctel from san Antonio. Mr.. Nil
Ter said THAI H. had ~ 80 the Ion. route
in reaching brownsville gniag from San
Antonio IA LAREDO. aud from lar NJ i0
Corpus Christi. IL rrpcrt> that a.iE
~crvir- On the roads north Of here arr.
not a. had a. reported. anil that through
service will he -inaugnratcd bv row.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-08-11

hose VI. Fernandez. ~ Monterrey. ar-
in the city last night. and II =
quest W. the San Carlos hotel. Mr. Fer
nandez i On route 10 Laredo where he
on business connected with his
commission house. which h. ol-
In that border city.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-08-11

Emil +. Reich. If Saltillo. aecnmraair.
IN his wife and daughters Miss RATHER
inc and olga and Snn Henry. who have
been at the San Carlos hotel for III,
past week. left this morning for heir
home. Mr.. Reich will spend several lay,
in Tampico on business before rcturnii,
home.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-22
Shutting Down the Lid in Berlin.

Berlin's celebrated might life is about 10 be
come a memory. according to heartrendng com
plants which are now making their way across
the Atlantic The new Prussan Minister of the
Interior Herr Won Loebell. has yielded. 1t is SAID
to the wishes Of the Empress Augusta victoria
and clamped the lid down tight on the festive all
night bars and cabarets. The regular hour for
closing will hereafter be II p. IN. and only in
exceptional cases. where the police think il advis
able. will an extension till a. N. be allowed.
II has been Berns proud boas' that its night
life really didn't begin until about a. m. and the
entertainments open TO the native and stranger
from that hour en- have been supposed 10 act rs
an extraordinary magnet TO visitors The pro
moters Of might life" have been allowed to claim
that they making the city great tourist
centre. Berlin has pictured itself as gayer and
more wicked even than Paris-nOt naturally ana
temperamentaly So but with a keen eye to the
provincial'S or the outander's dollar The new
police regulations will show how far that popu-
larry accepted notion is a myth.
We do not believe that the average tourist is
attracted TO Berlin by its might life which *
Just about shoddy and uninspir"g as the might
life Of any other large town. There are many
better things in Berlin than its fashy bars and
cabarets and the average tourist is intelligent
enough to realize that fact Munich has no might
life" yet it has relatively bigger foreign tourist
business than Berlin has II is the city itself that
counts with its substantial attractions, not the
poor slice of night frivolity, which can be repro
duccd in pretty nearly every big world centre.
So long as Berlin remains the most striking
modern capital in Europe it will attract as many
strangers aS ever whether il does does not
continue to furnish might life u very costly and
superb bundant doses.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-22
FIGURES FOR PROHIBITIONISTS
Kansas Doesn't Make Such Poor
Showing, According to This Man.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: II is always laughable TO see
the prohibition reformers and ANTI
Saloon League agents. including MY.
Anderson, the new superintendent IN
this state, make all sorts of weak ald
foolish explanations when they try to
explain the farce IN Maine. PronlbI-
ton in that as we'll as in other states
has been responsible for more hypoc-
risy. cant. graft and disrespect Tor
law than any other one thing that can
be named.
Dr. f. II. Williams says in recent
article in "The Medical Record:
THAT Kansas, the veteran standard
bearer of prohibition. has more insane
than the seventeen wet states scat
tered across the country, and more pau
pers and convicts than her unregpner-
ate neighbor, Nebraska. the results Of
prohibltivc legislation are not encour'
aging. TO put it mildly
And yet MIR. Anderson, evidently la
boring under the delusion that some
other people do not know the truth
about Kansas. blandly asks: "Wby
doesn't The Tribune go into the figures
from Kansas"
Here are some of the figures: There
are 1900 insane persons, according TO
the last report. in the Kansas insttu-
tons. The divorce rate in Kansas a
thousand is over twice as high as II IL
in Pennsylvania. The population in
Kansas has increased only 20 per cent
in the last fourteen years. as com
pared with - and - per cent increase
IN ncighboring states. The report Of
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-22
Two Baseball Victories.

Yesterday was something Of red letter day
baseball As we predicted. the Kraft incident was
settled and in a manner TO make all fandom re
ioce since the players side in any organized base
ball controversy is always the more popular. And
as If this were not enough Judge BiSsell. in Bur
falo added still another court decree TO the ac-
emulation holding the tenday contract Invalid
and organized baseball an illegal monopoly.
These two victories. coming together in this
way. may have had some connection. Mr.. Ebbets Is
very possibly one of the Shrewder Of the baseball
magnates who understand that the public is getting
little tired of unfolding tyranny on the part
Of the club owners. 1t is not improbable that he
expected Judge Bssell's decision and wished to
offset its effect the popular mind to some extent
by gracefully surrenderng in the dispute over who
should employ Kraft
Mr.. Ban Johnson accuses him Of backing down,
and Mr. EbbetS admits the soft impeachment.
He is wiser man than Ban johnson, who, while
apparently possessed of the instinct Of blind re
siStance has not the higher moral courage in
volved in orderly retreat. Mr.. johnson should
realize with Mr. Ebbets that every time magnate
Yields good naturally to just demand of the
players he helps the game 30 regain some of IT'S
suspended popularity.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-22
THE SECESSION OF PANAMA
Merely Reaffirmation of Its Legal
Rights, Ii Is Pointed Out.
he Editor Of The Tribune.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: A proposed expression OF re-
greet from the United States govern
ment for its recognition of the repub-
lie of Panama raises the question
whether the secession Of Panama from
Colombia was or was not legal ac-
ton.
The federation Of the United States
Of Colombia was formed on December
II. 1919, and its constitution promul-
gated on July -. 1920. At that time
the Isthmus Of Panama, separate
Spanish administrative department,
was still under Spanish control.
In November. 1921. the Isthmus of
Panama revolted. expelled the Spanish
garrison and set up an independent
state. In so doing il received no
Colombian assistance. Subsequently,
Of its own voition and reserving il;
sovereign rights. it federated with the
states OF Colombia,
BY an amendment to the conSttu-
ton Of New Granada i'm 1853 Panama
was recognized as sovereign state.
while all the other provinces remained
in direct control Of the central gov
eminent. I'm 1858 this amendment was
confirmed by the PRONUNCIATION of a
new constitution creating the Grana-
dine Confederation, and constituting
group of sovereign states federated for
limited purposes, but otherwise indie
pendent and possessing at all times the
rights of notification and secession.
The rights Of notification and seces-
sion recognized in the constitutional
amendment of 1855, the constitution of
1858 and the agreement of 1861 were
never relinquished by the citizens OF
Panama. and the terms OF this agree
ment of 1861 were included IN the
Colombian constitution of 1868. But
notwithstanding this fact a new con-
stitution promulgate in 1880 by eX-
ecutive decree and IN violation OF the
procedure of amendment defined IN
previous constitutions purported TO
terminate those rights and to reduce
the Isthmus of Panama TO the status
Of a crown colony without representa-
ton IN the national Congress. and It
was held in involuntary subsection by
overpowerng garrisons OF the national
army stationed in the isthman cities
by order Of the executive at Bogota
The act Of secession adopted by the
citizens of Panama in popular as
sembly on November 3. 1903, was
therefore a reassertion of legal rights
maintained since the independence of
Panama was achieved by its citizens.
in 1921.
1t would appear that the recOgni-
ton of the republic OF Panama was an
act for which the United States should
take credit to itself in eSpousing the
cause of an oppressed people and for
which it owes the government o.
Colombia no apology or reparation.
WlLFRED II. SCHOFF
Philadelphia. July Il. 1914.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-22
The Hindus in Vancouver Harbor.

One begins to wonder just how far the Canadian
authorities are willing TO 90 to rid Vancouver
Harbor Of the Komagata Maru. with its shipload
Of 90 Sikhs seeking admission into Canada. For
Two months nOw--tO be exact, since May 23--this
large company OF IIindus has bobbed up and down
at anchor there in their cramped quarters. al
ternatey threatening the japanese officers OF the
steamship and bemoaning their inability to land
The situation appears without precedent
Within day two the Dominion cruiser Rain
bow has been summoned 10 back m CAPTAIN
Namamoto in his attempt to leave the harbor with
bis Hindu passengers The sight Of the Komagata
Maru swinging on the tide out there with its bitter
human cargo has got on the nerves OF British
Columbians. They can almost feel the hatred
radiating from It's hull in return for their refusal
10 open Canada's door OF opportunity to British
subjects Of the Orient. And while that steamship
remains in sight they are bound TO speculate on the
dangerous problem for the empire which it en-
bodies
But the Skis whenever the japanese captain
has started 10 weigh anchor have lowered over
him with their evil scOwls and threatened him with
violence 20 that be has been Obliged 10 desst.
Theirs must be the temper Of desperate men II,
after two months on crowded steamship at rest,
they do not welcome any change, even though it
mean defeat and return 10 the poverty Of their
hot congested native land
II is impossible not 10 sympathize with the
Canadians and yet one can't help admiring the
fierce determination Of these warlike East Indians.
They seem % typlfy 10 wildly that tremendous
pressure Of the vast populations Of the East against
The feeble barriers put up 10 prevent their luunda
lion Of the comparatively empty Wet Let blood.
thed finally result from the rejection of these Him
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-22
Mr.. Carmody's Resignation.

Attorney General Carmodys retirement from
office means the loss Of a faithful public servant
10 the state As legal adviser TO the state depart
ments and guardian of the states interests IN lltl
cations he brought TO his work intelligence legal
ability and a considerable breadth of vision. lie
had proper regard for the dignity of his once
and a distaste for making promises or predictions
for newspaper consumption which he could not
back up with court proceedings
Mr. Carmody was without much doubt. the best
of the candidates elected on the Democratic state
ticket in the last two administrations There IS
much significance for the public, therefore in the
fact that preceding his resignation there were many
dsagreementS with his colleagues on state boards
both as to policies and methods Of work 1t is
to he expected that when a man Of ability and
principle finds himself in a minority in Tam
many administration the only possible course in
certain circumstances is TO retire.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-22
CALLS US UNFAIR TO JERSEY
For One Thing, Nickname Of Jersey
City Ball Team Annoys Him.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: Your editorial in the issue of
July Is, headed Jerseys Betrayal IS
most unfair. untrue and in every way
without warrant of fact or fairness.
Your insinuation as TO the pistol
sellers mailing or expressing the hts-
arms from New Jersey, is in your own
language, based only on hearsay. The
granting of marriage licenses 10 irfe-
sponsible couples has never been
practised to any extraordinary extent
in the state. The matter of stamping
out the sale of drugs received the at
tention of the authorities here year
before New York even woke up TO the
fact that such an evil existed there.
might mention The Tribune'S con
tinued classification of Jersey City )
baseball club as the "Skeeters,' when
il is a well proven fact that New Jer-
sev has done more toward eradicatlng
these pests in one year than has New
York in a ccr ".
The Tribune .- many hundreds OF
readers in jersey City and New Jersey,
but if such manifestations of utter IN
fairness as eXemplitied in Wednesday,
editorial are continued the list of
readers will be greatly lessen ID. !,
myself, have taken The Tribune for
twoscore of years, but never again
unless it mends its ways and treats
my native state fairly and honestly.
NICHOLAS G. VREELANO.
Jersey City, July 10, 1914.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-22
SUCCESSFUL SUFFRAGE FETE
Mere Man Points with Pride to Harmo.
NOUS Gathering at Tiffany Mansion.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Those anti-sufragists who con-
tnue to try to prejudice unthinking
persons by pretending that every
thing which they regard as bad, such
as socialism, "feminism" and "sex an
tagonism," is connected" with woman
suffrage. and that "the home.
mother" and marriage are opposed
by suffrage. should have seen the
lawn fete given at the old Tiffany
Mansion last Thursday evening. There
were fathers. mothers. sons and
daughters Of many families working
and enjoying themselves in harmony.
and members Of both suffrage organi-
cations of The Bronx with members
from other boroughs all like a mon
ster church fair.
The most gratifying condition OF all
was the noticeable absence Of hood
lums. who are opposed 20 the cause. 4
few years ago the streets around the
grounds would have been lined with
i'll bred men. women and rowdicS
shouting offensive epithets or making
discordant noises TO show their oppo-
sition and give annoyance. II thee
were amy opposed present or passing
they behaved as we'll as suhragists
themselves do. MERE MAN.
New York, July Is, 1914.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-22
WILL NOMINATE WHITMAN
Republicans, He Predicts, Will Stick
to District Attorney as Their Choice.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: You editorial Of to-day regard
ing the attack of Colonel Roosevelt on
District Attorney Whitman certainly
suited me all right. The long letters
which have appeared in the Peoples
Column Of The Tribune from those
who sought to injure and misreprescns
Mr.. Whitman were written. ] believe,
by men who would not vote FOR Re
publican candidate anyway.
find that the business men and
the rank and file OF the Republican
party are determined to give Mr.. Whit
man the nomination at the prlmarie5,
being satisfied judging from his per-
Torrance of the duties of the District
Attorneys Office. that he would make
a fearless and efficient Governor. And
after he is nominated we will be glad
of the help to elect him, Of Mr.. Barnes
and the other leaders of the party,
Just as Colonel Roosevelt was glad 20
have the help Of Senator Penrose IN
1904 and Of Boss" Finn in 1912.
+. ID. VAN HOUTEN.
Brooklyn, July 10, 1914.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-22
WILSON AND BUSINESS
His knowledge of 1t Considered Ut
tcrly Negligible.
. Editor OF The Tribune.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: The President does know great
deal about American history, the his
tory of other countries; he IS
scholar Of scholars, but some day he
himself will admit that he does not
know anything about business and the
practical questions that are confront
ing the people Of the United States.
The President and the Secretary OF
Commerce cannot be convinced that
the present depression in some OF our
industries for instance, the great
steel industry is worse than the de-
preston in the period following the
lamentabe panic Of 1907. Students Of
economics expected that sooner or later
our great export balance would be re-
duced considerably. and 1t was no sur
prise 10 them to be informed by the
Department Of Commerce in a state
mcnt on the 10th OF this month OF the
immense increase of imports and a
S250.OO0,000 loss in our export trade
in twelve months.
Did the tariff revision advocated by
Woodrow Wilson, Williams Jennings
Bryan and other we'll known "lo@
tariff Democrats" help the consumer?
No. not bit. bella TOKAJI.
New York, July 10, 1914.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-22
Woman VS.. Woman.

II may be that when Miss Becky Edclson de
termined upon her third hunger strike She forgot
that woman ruled Blackwcls Island. Miss
EdelsOn on two former occasions has sought I'M
successfully TO emulate the martyrdom of Mrs.
Pankhurst and her daughters. 10 name only the
more conspicuous examples of what mans tender
ness will accomplish for the other sex She felt
undoubtedly certain citation at possessing what
she considers her present opportunity to earn the
crown.
But Commissioner Katharine +. Davis is de-
termned that her radical sister shall not become
martyr and in this prospective tugofwar be-
tween two women we are inclined to back Miss
Davis What a pity the English are so averse 10
American EXPERIMENTATION
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-22
ABOUT STREET CLEANING
Correspondent Calls Establishment Of
Model District" Extravaganza.

To the Editor o. The Tribune.
Sir: The daily papers announce that
the Board OF Estimate will vote the
$3.50, 600 asked for by the Street Clean
ing Commissioner to establish his
model district" had supposed that
this whimsical and eXtravagant prof.
ect would be frowned down by the
members of the board. who should eX.
eIcse ordinary discretion IN the dispo-
sition of the city's funds.
Is 1t not absurd TO seek 20 make an
abstrusc scientific problem of the
simple. incomplete business OF cleaning
the streets. an operation involving no
engineering or other difficulty, call
ing for no skill on the part OF the
laborcrs employed and requiring no
machinery other than brooms, shoyclS
and carts? with these few all eff.
hcient implements and faithful work by
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-22
Postofices Versus the Upliit.

Mr. Osborn. Democratic state Chairman. was
unwilling 10 believe that Mr. Perkins treasurer
Of the state committee. had resigned because his
candidates for several pOstmaSterships didn't get
their Jobs He said yesterday. But he can't
fail to believe that Mr.. Rgney, state committee
man from the Ontario County district resigned
as postmaster for that reason because Mr. Rigney
has been almost painfully specific on the matter
There was nothing psychological about it.
There are forty pOsmasterships in the state for
which there hungry Democratic candidates,
and their disposal. Mr.. Osborn is sure will bring
trouble. II has and there's more 10 come II the
uplift is TO triumph, and Mr.. Osborn is its dis
ciple the state committeemen's candidates must
20 joblcss. It's Tammany state committee, not
withsianding its uplift chairman. If the uplift
10 this extent, Democratic candidates for
Congress this fall expect slim votes Mr.. Osborn
* facing the choice between being uplift chair
man of an upfted sta, committec-of n minority
party. II he sticks 10 The Wilson standards-and
seeing the upit perish Of n plethora Of jobs given
b Tamm0Dys upstate allies.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-22
THE PEOPLES COLUMN

the "white wings" every district IN the
city might be made model of clean ~
ness. as is, indeed, the district in which
| reside.
The Commissioner handling of the
snow removal "problem' last winter.
costing the city, as he admits. an eA-
cessive amount, does not, in my opln-
ion. warrant intrusting to his Judg-
ment the expenditure Of any large sum
of money.
Why does he not endeavor to reduce
the expense Of his department instead
of calling for an increased outlay ?
Why. for instance. does he not abol-
ish the useless Office of district super
intendent" and limit to actual require
ments the number Of inspectors
"foremen" and assistant foremen"?
NOT A POLITICIANS.
New York, July Is, 1914
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-22
More About Fruits and Vegetables

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Referring to note Of f.. W.
Hale in your issue of to-day. Telling
Fruits from Vegetables" beg 10 refer
him to Standard Dictionary, where,
under Fruits" he will find the differ
enccs set forth, both botanical and
popular.
Surely his classification r. to "abovc
ground or in il" cannot be relied on,
else where would he place eggplants,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-22
The Coming Tower
D,-pI\C VACATION FROM CONTRIBBING

where is your stuff. nova days:
why don't You land, now aud then:
well have you cut out that craze:
When shall you make il again:
'Why don't you land, now and then:
Had a run-in with the boss
when shall YOU make it again:
Don't your attempts get across"
Had run-in with the boss
Don't you contrib any moreE
Don't your attempts get across"
What are you stopping it for:
Don't you contrib any morc:'
We'll. have you cut out that craze:
What are you stopping it for
"Wbcrc is your stuff now-a days:
IsOsCELEs.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-22

the Controller Of the Currency shows
money in banks in Kansas per capita
slO4. as compared with S206 in Penn
sylvania; the savings banks accounts
in Kansas run over 81 per capita, as
against S34 per capita in Penn5yl-
vania. J. K. WILSON.
New York. July 10. 1914.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-22
An Open Forum for
Public Debate.

cabbage, peppers. beans, peas, okr'
etc, etc. all Of which grow above
ground and arc dstinctively cons ldered
Vegetables? II. +. B.
East Orange, y. j., July 10, 1914