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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-22
O'Gorman and the Stewart Hold-Up'

who in the Tammany inner circle is not ualh'eu
with tho contract graft? We should be the last to
take the testimony of Ex-Governor Sulzer as n"N'nS
out conclusive case against any one OF MS ancien
enemies But what he told District Attorney WHIT
man on the witness stand in the John Doe lhquir!
leaves Senator O'Gorman with good deal 10 eA
plsin when he testiies few Gays hence. MI SUI
ger represents Mr. O'GOrman as cognizant oil Tue
hod-up of contractors and as doing nothing 10
sion II except when an attempt was made to eXtor1
a big contribution from Of his clients, the con
tractor named Stewart who testified the other day.
Then according to Mr. Sulzer, Mr.. OGorman toiu
him he went 10 Murphy and protested, threatening
10 expose Murphy If he did not call off his pagman
OF course for a bagman TO hold up client of one
so prominent in Tammany Hall as OGorman would
be violation Of all the ethics Of the Tammany
system It would be as bad as for police oincer
10 extort protection money from some one who hau
already paid duly for protection TO another mem
Der of the police System" But it will come with
something of a shock to the public TO learn, II II
should he finally proved, that United states SEN
ator only recently upon the bench of the supreme
Csurt thought the real offence in holding up CON
tractors consisted only in holding up one OF MS
clients If Mr. O'Gorman knew that an attempt
was being made to extOrt money from Stewart ana
felt that his sole duty 70 protect Stewart by
the use Of his influence he is unfit for the office
which he fills.
The public feeling that no one can be high IN
Tammany and escape its faint is sound Mr.. Sui
zers testimony represents the Governor OF this state
and United States Senator from this state as dis
cussing together the holding up of contractors ana
a specific instance of an attempt at such hold-up
and vet neither of them raising hand to stop the
practice or to bring those guilty of it to justice
Were both SO familiar with this robbery that they
were unable to realize its atrocous if not criminal
character?
Through the testimony of Ex-Governor Sulzer Mr..
Whitman has traced this highway graft close to the
top. To stop the robbery Of Stewart it is alleged
that the boss of Tammany Hall himself had to be
threatened with exposure and the alleged agent of
the hOld-up is said to have been one Of the bosss
closest associates, while the influence which stopped
it and did nothing ore was that of of the most
powerful men in the organization. Senator O'Gor-
man will be heard with interest the witness
stand
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-22
America VS.. Amurrica.

President Wilson's pronunciation OF were 10
"wearr and been as bean (more or less) Is sure
70 raise a storm Of indignant protests But II "
college president is not to be permitted these purlues
Of speech, who is:
The great trouble with every eudeaNor To remedy
orr national sovenliness Of tongue is the national
belief that anybody who minds his words at all Is
an affected Anglomaniac The result is hooting ana
ieering for the poor devil who tries to grant
"eyether' and wear" and bean" on genuine Lake
Michigan AmericaneSe. stick to your mudcolored
I'll" sound and all is safe The least attempt at clear
enunciation is filled with danger.
Some good sense there is in this. The American
hatred Of afectation is one of our wholesomest
traits But clehr speaking Is as useful as 1t Is orna-
mental And you cannot have clear speaking with
out recognition of the fact that uttering words Is
an art requiring attention and cultivation.
As a matter Of fact President Wilson'S speech IS
not affected and his careful discrimination in vowel
sounds is not aping of British pronunciation, but
simply clear American talk. May his example pros
per.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-22
Wedding Out the Sinecures.

The Ways and Means Committee Of the Repub-
lean Assembly undoubtedly will find the states pay
rolls worthy OF the scrutiny that body intends TO give
TO them. Governor Glynn has spoken of "sinecures
costing the state much money. The committee would
not have to dig very deeply into the monthly salary
lists 10 discover some jobs which might easily come
under that head, created since the Democrats came
into power in the state after their long absence from
the public crib"
Since the Governor is pledged TO an administration
Of economy, and the Democratic Senate being about
10 come up for reelection this year. is its best be
havior it is not too much TO hope that they might
cooperate with the Republican Assembly in hunting
for and aboishng these sinecures If they don't the
Assembly can take matters into its own hands by
fusing to put the items for their salaries into the
annual appropriation bill The state wouldn't re-
buke such action in the interest of efficiency and
economy
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-22
IGOROTS AND FILlPINOS
Dean c. Worcester Explains the Differ
ence and Corrects an Error.

To the Editor of The Tribune
Sir: | wish to state through the medium
of the public press the possible unfortu-
nate result of Il printers error in connec-
ton with the first illustration in my arti-
Gle entitled "Our Fifteen Years Work In
the Philippines" in the February Mum
sey." The title reads "F'ilpinos Ready for
a Dance" 1t should read "Bontoc Igorots
Ready for a Dance" 1t is peculiarly UNI
fortunate that this error should have oc-
Cured. as l have always endeavored
sharply to distinguish between the civ
ilzed, Christianized Filpinos, who wear
the garb OF civilization, and the non
Christians, many of whom appear in
scanty costumes like those shown in the
present instance.
There are approximately 100000 Fill
pinos and 100000 non-Christians in the
islands, and the former naturally and
properly resent being mistaken for the
latter. DEAN G. WORCESTER.
New York, Jan 20, 1914
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-22
A CHRISTIAN SCIENCE PROTEST
Investigation Of a Death Under Its
Treatment Called an Outrage.

TO the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: The Tribune yesterday reported
that Coroner Flynn of The Bronx had be-
gun an investigation into the circum-
stances surrounding the death OF the
Young son of John c. Vessels, of this
city. 1t appears that the sole basis for
this investigation IS the fact that the
child did not die under medical treatment
he died under Christian Science treat
ment.
A New York coroner in following such
course appears unmindful Of the death
certificates he signs daily without protest
for the burial OF children who have dled
under medical treatment. He seems never
to consider the point Of view OF parents
who cannot fail to see and must contem-
plate a constant procession of funerals
representing the endless failures or medl-
cine. He chooses not to look in the face
of facts such as are recorded in the
Monthly Bulletin of the New York State
Department OF Health, where he would
see that 20,9si children five years old anu
younger had died in New York City II.
the year 1sl2-the last year for which sta
tistics are available. From the stand
point taken regarding Christian Science
in this case a coroner would find II en-
barrassing to account for the death last
year OF LIPS young children from diph-
iberia under the care OF physicians 10
say nothing OF the many dead from scar
let fever, whooping cough and other dis
eases, all within the confines OF this city.
IL seems that only IN cases Of suspected
crime or in the rare instances when not
withstanding Christian Science treatment
a patient passes away the public Official
feels called upon to WELD his mighty
axe.
To the large body OF Christian Scien-
lists, and especially to the individuals d.
rectly affected, this amounts TO very I'M
fair discrimination and an outrage. ii
Christian Science is judged only Dy the
results II gives in the healing or sickness
and disease il has fully proved its great
efficiency and helpfulness. After forty
years and more OF gruelling public Trial
and persistent misrepresentation the iol-
lowers of Christian Science. increasing III
number constantly and rapidly all over
the world. are proving in their daily lives
that their health and wellbeing are Tar
better when intrusted TO Christian Science
than when left to any other KNOWN
agency.
1t is but fair to Christian Scientists 10
state that they regard the rights OF Their
fellow men as OF first Importance and
seek to conserve such rights; and they
make 1t a practice to be scrupulous IN the
observance OF health laws and all resu-
lations pertaining TO the segregation OF
contagious diseases.
III. CORNELL WILSON,
Christian Science Committee on Publica-
ton.
No. / Madison avenue, New York, Jan.
10. 1914
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-22
How to DISCOURAGE Traffic.

The travelling salesmans quarrel with the rail
roads excess baggage charges is not to ex-
cite the average tripper to the point of apopleXy.
bride prima donna may regard it as necessary
to carry with her more than $50 pounds Of wearing
apparel, but those Of us who find suitcase and a
steamer trunk roomy enough to contain our changes
Of scenery will have difficulty in arousing
proper indignation this latest example of Il
public service gouge.
What should stir us to protest, however, is the
hopeless shortsghtedness OF railroad management
involved. Travelling statesmen constitute probably
the greatest single factor in the creation of high
grade freight traffic If the great wholesalers had
not the enterprise to cover the country with their
saesmen the railroads would actually find it profit
able TO do it for them. For every order that a
travelling salesman obtains means the payment of
fat freight rate.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-22
A Chance for an Honorable Settlement

The offer Of Dr. Hourwich to resign and remove
himself from the controversy that threatens the
peace Of the entire clothing industry of the city de-
serves the highest praise. 1t should be promptly
approved by the union representatives in the spirit IN
which It was offered.
The truth is that the present working agreement
embodied in the protocol is far too precious TO be i'm
periled by any personal issue. The benefits TO work
ers and employers alike of the system Of arbitration
are very great Upon that point there be dis
pute The present unfortunate controversy over DIR.
Hourwichs personality doubtless offers something 20
be said on both sides But in aspect can it be
compared TO the intellectually grave possibilities in
volved in termination Of the protocol
The chance is now presented through DR.. Hour
wichs magnanimous offer to end situation heavy
with peril
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-22
The All-Embracine Movie"

OF all the influences which have brought these
times TO their present state of degradation and de-
generation, the movie" is the most perncious and
most pervasive 1t spares neither the best nor the
worst On the same day it grasps within its ten
tacles Andrew the great apostle of peace and the
farfamed Bad Man of Chautauqua County with all
his armament.
War used to be war; bandits were bandits blood
ran red bad men bad all the way through
Enter the move Now all is changed. Villa con
ducts his Mexican forays as the operator of the
burning ranch houses He extracts his pesos not
from the victims Of his outlawry, but from the NOV
ing picture company as a concessionaire Out In
Chauauqua County proud father OF nine resenting
the poormaster's attempt TO take some Of the Off
spring TO the almshOuse shot the official and then
surrounded himself with shotguns and his children
while he stood off, Sheriffs posses and misceane-
Gus citizens bent on retaaory murder But his bad.
ness could not withstand the movie The siege of his
barricaded farmhouse yielded beautiful films, TO
doubt, and his pockets bulged with his new wealth
when he surrendered for the last Of the third
reel the Sheriff waiting magnanimously with the
handouts Mayor Mitchell led off by enthusI-
astlc passerby to meet my sister, falls victim TO
new dodge of the movie man. Even Mr.. Carnegie
signs deed Of gift for library and lectures anout
the responsibilities Of wealth for the films
Time was when desired, and obtained, some
privacy Now marriage and death are recorded for
the films If il goes on enterprising operator
will invade the next world in search Of material.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-22
Time for Reason in Eueenics.

The illadvised features which have hitherto been
noted in the Wisconsin eugenic marriage law have
caused that measure to be condemned unconstitu-
tlonal by circuit court Appeal will presumably be
made TO a higher tribunal but there is little reason
for anticipating any other judgment there.
Quite apart from the merits of the principles In
yolyed. It must be said that this law seems TO de-
serve the condemnation which ii has received, at
least two grounds. One is that it demands practi-
cal impossbiity In requiring certain things 10 be
done for only 1.-THE Of the real cost of doing them
The other is that II IS grossly discriminatory in sub
jecting sex to test from which the other is
empted.
The aim. Of preventing the propagation Of dis
eased and degenerate persons, Is laudabe But such
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-22
The Municipal Buildings Critics.

If the protests of city department heads are TO
be believed the fine white Municipal Building Is Il
fine white elephant; cost TO date, some Sl1OOooOO'
and value for the original purpose, doubtful. Inc
complaints are that it is so arranged as TO be e&-
tremely inConvenient if not utterly useless, Tor
offices. Some of the departments have refused 10
be dOmciled there; others are protesting because
they are required to move into the building
Public buildings cost enough and take time enough
in the building to be useful when finished Pr
vate corporations find difficulty in having huge
office buildings or hotels built quickly. And when
built those for the private owners answer the pur-
pose without continual patching and altering such
as made the State Capitol, for instance, monu-
ment to netiiciency and graft The Municipal
Building is good to look at. But after all, if it
won't house the departments adequately Miss New
York on the top of the tower may have cause to
hide her face in her robes for shame mt the waste
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-22

on a book Of short stories picked up casually on
a reviewers table is the legend: 81 regard Alex
ander Harvey Americas greatest living writer o
short stories. GEORGE SYLVESTER lLhLCh'
Perhaps il one had the time to look one would
find on another book cover the information that
Alexander Harvey regards George Sylvester Niereck
as Americas greatest living critic and TINS IS put
one instance of the vogue of the ego among ule
younger writer's Of to-day. Young editors OF inaga-
zines write brief prefaces for each piece OF nctioh
i'm their magazines. assuring the reader thdt thiS
writer is "A second Poe, greater than liaWthorhe,
the successor of Kipling. Hardy, Tolstol. Literary
pundts Just out of their teens, with the praVauo
Of the playground or the soemnity OF the cradle
voIev their rs in every magazine
The change is startling. In the decade before
this criticism which might have been mace Oh
some of orr best writing men-men Ike Peter dunno
and George AIDE for eXample-Was that they were
afraid 10 take themselves too seriously; mat tley
we're afraid they would be suspected OF TAKING
themselves too seriously. Mr. DUNES luminous
wit and profound insight into American chalacle,
and customs Mr.. Ade's exceptional reallsm anu
racv humor never led these very gifted writers HWo
the astonishing childish egotism so widely preVaii-
ing now-Edtorial i'm The Chicago Tribune
Mr. Dunno and Mr. Ade never took themselves
seriously: neither did o. Henry nor Booth Iarklng-
ton. But we doubt that the childish egotism Is
production Of 1914. There Alexander Harveys
i'm 1904 surely. And where and who are the We
recks Of 81?
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-22
GLYNN VS.. WHITMAN
The Governor Has Chosen to Align
Himself with the Tammany Ring.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: Mr. Whitman is TO be congratu-
lated not only by the people of our city
but of the state at large for his vigorous
and sincere efforts to punish those VINO
have richly earned prison sentences, es-
peCially as a result Of the highway and
canal graft exposures. His success is
beyond doubt the more remarkable III
view of what has been done by other OH
Gals to hinder him.
The recent declaration by Governor
Glynn that our distinguished and beloved
District Attorney wants to be ''po-
litical prosecuting octopus" IS absolutely
uncalled for and unwarranted This indi-
Gates that the state administration does
not intend to sympathize with the honest
efforts that are now under way to bring
the guilty grafters to justice. In other
words. the Governor chose to align him
self with the Tammany ring instead or
Mr. Whitman and the people.
RALPH HALPERN.
No 1886 Fox street, The Bronx. Jan.
10, 1914
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-22
FROM A PROHIBITIONIST
Wherein His Party Differs from the
Anti-Saloon League.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: IL Is surprising that reputable
paper, like The Tribune, will publish such
misleading statements as I'm yours OF the
18th inst, under the caption Women Aid
Rum in Saloon War" when you say
speaking Of the proposed amendment to
the United States Constitution, that it
will do for the country what the Pro-
hibltion party has advocated for years"
Surely YOU know that this is not true for
even If the amendment were made il could
not destroy the liquor traffic, and that is
what the Prohibition party has "advo-
Gated for years" II the construction TO
be put upon that sentence is that the Pro-
hibition party has been advocating a con-
stitutional amendment. you surely must
know that the Prohibition platform
makes no mention OF any such thing. 1t
reads: ITO destroy such traffic there
must be elected TO power a political party
which will administer the government
from the standpoint that the alcoholic
drink traffic is crime and not bust
ness"
The best minds in the Prohibition party
to-day recognize that we require no more
legislation along this line. What we need
is administration. The Supreme Court has
already ruled that the traffic Is not a
legitimate business. Tie election Of Il
political party pledged to administer the
law from this standpoint will accomplish
the end desired. Since we are a govern
ment OF political parties. Prohibtionlsts
(and when | say "Prohibtionists" / mean
members OF the Prohibition party-not
members of other political parties who
may believe that the traffic should go)
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-22
RIDE IN THE SUBWAY
YOUR WATCH IS
YOUR
TIMETABLE
Any time you look at your watch
you may know the rush.
hour is on.
THE DIARY OF OUR OWN SAMUEL PEPyS.

January 2O-Came r. DAILY the poet TO see me- ana
we discoursed long this and that till 1t grew
too late for me go home FOR dinner, so to an lnh
where had some lobster and scallops and hne
fig tart very good, costing me as. Thence to my
office and labourns there until near ten O'Clock,
when did make for home but instead did stop AT
playhouse, and part of "The Queen OF the
Movies" which thought TO be finely caparsoned
show but heard nought to make me laugh. But
perhaps am come TO be a S-grained cur1nud-
geon and do not laugh readily as erst did
21-To Mistress Alice's for luncheon, and we had
a fine peach pasy at the end OF 1t, and was going
to ask for second piece, but grew so deeply inter
ested in talking | did utterly forget about it, nor
thought Of it till evening, when had great regret
TO the office then where | found A. Folwell the
scriyener who tells Of the things his Journal,
Puck is doing and | am glad of IT, TO the play
house and saw "The Yellow Ticket" Of Michael
Mortons, which there was some fine acting in, but
the play, meseemed, was but Indifferent stuff save
in the first act Of it. TO my office then to finish
my stint. and so home and TO bed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-22
rrTTT7 DTIODT E,C COI TTMN An Forum for
EOI LIZ NOLO4VAA~ Public Debate

claim that this is the only sane pro-
gramme.
The press is altogether too ready TO
brand as 1.-The Prohibition party" any
group of anti-liquor people. The Prohioi-
ton party is political organization hav-
ing a definite platform dealing with all or
the important questions of the day, the
same being ADOPTED at national conven-
tons Just the same as those OF other po-
litioal parties.
In so far as the constitutional amend
ment is concerned, this plan is advocated
by the Antl-Saloon League, whose scheme
of Kidding the country of the liquor curse
is Numerically opposed to that OF the
Prohibition party. P. ID. r.
Summit, n. j., Jan. 10. 1914.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-22
The Barbarous American S eeping Car

If anything can be said in defence of the Ameri-
can sleeping do not know what it is So
we only enter prompt plea of guilty TO Canon
Ilannay'S charges against this barbarous absurdity
lie paints more than the sad truth when he
pictures the great American adventure of undress-
ing sleeping and dressing in of sleeping
cars:
lie and, what is more amazing. she will undress
and dress again in these berths which like large
collins. with nothing between them and their fellow
thing is done 1 cannot get my trousers either off
when | am lying my side with no chance
of sitting up. The American man can and does
! shrink from attempting TO imagine what hap
pens to the American lady i'm a Pullman sleeping
car. She does not, a rule protrude leg through
the opening of her curtains; but she does am told
get her stockings off.
There is only one criticism of this noyelist's
comment. He asserts that Americans are proud of
their sleeping ears and dote on the sociablity Of
sleeping within snoring range of a score of fellow
Americans.
This it is a pleasure to deny. We do put
up with sleeping and accept them in a
mild, accomplishing fashion That is because we
are a gube, long suffering race. We are not
proud Of the institution, however and the pleasure
that we get from sticking legs into other peo
pies faces in order to cothe them is very slight
Some day we may even summon sufficient courage
to chase il out of existence
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-22
Eighteen Thousand Anxious Patriots

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: The anti-Tammany Democrats of
The Bronx are growing anxious. This
non-partlsan administration seems TO be
all Republican and Progressive. When is
the Mayor going to recognize the indie
pendent Democrats OF The Bronx? There
were eighteen thousand OF us voted for
him. FREDERICK w. WRIGHT.
No 22l West l7sth street, The Bronx. Jan.
IL 1911
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-22

THE only trouble with them he said, lis Il ey
are naturally fond of killing each other" The
lecturer said that the natives fast adopting
American customs-The Tribune.
Can patriotism further go?
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-22

How weak is man. alas, and how vain are his
VOWS, Among New Years resolutions was one
to tin the theme of monickers, when along comes
the info that the bus line in Aberdeen S. D.. is
operated by the Hugger Transfer Company
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-22

work needs to be undertaken with more discretion
than seems TO have been exercised in the drafting OF
this Wisconsin statute The principle OF eogel'cs
should he applied TO the production of laws as we"
as OF offspring.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-22

Encouraged by the success that has attended Mr..
Henry Fords aItrustic wage-increase, have de-
cided TO raise the pay of every contrib In our en-
ploy Beginning tonight at 537, each contrib will
receive three times his usual emoument