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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-16
AN ANTI.BUSINESS CONGRESS
So Reader Views the Present Majo
ity of Statesmen at Washington.

To the Editor OF The Tribune
Sir: Recent Washington correspondence
! of The Tribune concerning proposed So
called antitrust legislation adds one
more proof i'm confirmation Of the follow
| ing conclusions:
| ]. The majority in Congress is now
composed Of kindergarten statesmen, POI
/ litlcal quacks and public pests
>. Congress. like many other legisla-
lures. is insane with mania for making
anti-business laws and for creating as
many new crimes as possible.
3. So far from being altruistic. the
| spirit of the proposed laws is vicious and
malicious.
| 4. The new legislation would put pre-
mium on mediocrity and a penalty on
ability.
| .. 1t is such a strenuous effort TO pre-
vent the restraint OF trade" that il
looks very much as II it would overreach
the matter and become a restraint OF
trade" itself by leaving no trade to re-
strain.
8. The theory of American jurspru-
dence is TO be reversed in that a defend
ant is to be regarded as guilty until he
goes to the expense Of proving himself In
nocent; and law tainted with reason
enrages the average Congressman like a
bun Infatuated by a red rag.
:. The accumulation of % cents or more
is regarded by the trust-busteis as an
evidence of crime. the larger the accu-
mutation the greater the crime. for the
only good citizen is an enemy OF prop
| erty''-as John Hay jestingly. though
probably half in earnest, once called Mr.
Roosevelt.
S. Cooperation must be stamped out
and competition enforced. regardless Of
increasing the high cost OF living.
O. The antitrust legislation is designed
to be entirely In the interest OF the trad
er, that is. the sacred middeman, and
would make his welfare paramount 10
that OF all the rest Of the country, includ-
ing some ninety millions OF consumers.
(The promoters OF the legislation probably
never heard Of the difference between
trade and commerce. but think they are
one and the same Unsupported they
ever think at ALL In the early stages OF
society traders, middlemen, are neces-
sary. and what society there Is is pretty
much at their mercy. But as population
increases and industries become more di-
yersiied, people are more and more able
! 20 make direct exchanges with each other
and dispense with the services OF the
trader and that is commerce. The more
trade the less commerce. and the less
trade tile more commerce.)
~ Europe is very much pleased indeed
with the administration and its rubber
| stamp Congress. Why. OF course. They
are doing all they can for European trade
at the expense Of American business.
IL. Instead OF being our representatives
they are msr representatives.; incompetent
| public servants.
L.. Instead OF promoting the general
| welfare, the proposed legislation would
injure 1t. Such legislation would be UNI
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-16
WILLIAMS FOR CONTRoLL''
Cannot Hope for unsn'"
Approval and Support

From The New York Times ,.,t y
II is necessary 10 sssun, ,,sss
Williams is In the night OF IVY a. .
tons which are being rev''e' ~. go
struction TO his confirmation. ,.,ss .
tigation of the Senate may -. ~
same favorable conclusion as w. ',.ssrs'
on the Presidents behalf anu ,.ts<s
ton then would follow S'sm,rsus'
there is room TO regret the n. 80. ~
In the arst place, Mr wn' "A ~
hope for unanimous approval n. ~
in his new and delicate du'''s ,srs<
sents contentious. for ali n's svv<sp'
been combative That uous' asr.
and is unfortunate IN the ca ',ssa q y
ure which needs all the '. ~ ,ss ~
get. surely there are men J, ns.,,ssta
states who would Orins 49,
peace to the federal reserve
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-16
THE PEOPLES COLUMN

present voters to grant their request for
the ballot, unless they resort TO militan-
cy and force. which is the only alterna-
tive. IL is strange that those OF them who
wish the vote solely to bring about an
Improvement I'm social conditions do not
see the more direct method Of bringing
about their desired ends, without the in
termedary of the ballot and accompany
ing dissipation Of energy. The Wage
Farmers Anti-Suffrage League sees only
great waste of feminine strength in the
suffrage movement.
ALICE EDITH ABELL.
President Of the Wage Farmers Anti
Suffrage League
New York, Jan. IA, 1914.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-16
Expensive Jokes as Penal Institutions.

Miss Doty who underwent voluntary incarcera-
ton in Auburn prison for women, terms the Black
wells Island workhouse IAN expensive joke" Con
dtiOns worse there, she AYERS, than she found
them at Auburn In the state prison the women
have separate cells but on Blackwes Island they
are herded four In cell in double deck beds. There
are only twelve faucets for the $50 women there,
toilet and sanitary arrangements are bad, and the
danger from transmissble disease is great. The
whole system of dealing with delinquents is to be
condemned, root and branch" Miss Doty sums up.
1t IS somewhat ridiculous to take a woman from
the streets, whether she be first offender or an
"oId timer and expect her TO acquire physical and
spiritual benefit enough out of ten-day a thirty
day sentence to such an institution TO go straight
thereafter If II Is her first offence for which she
is sent TO "the island" she's probably in mind
ana body when released than when sentenced. If
she IL an old offender, the punishment merely makes
her sodden Much the same thing holds good about
the penitentiary. The workhouse and the penen-
tiary as run AT present are expensive jokes" if
ones sense of humor TO the sardonc. They
waste money they contribute to waste of human
life Miss Davis the Commissioner of Correc-
ton has faced much the same problem in her work
at Bedford 1t is 10 be hoped she can evolve some
better conditions than exist now in these institu-
tons.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-16

for all national purposes The state troops VIII DC
more useful as n national reserve than in any other
way. They are called upon less and less frequent!
for local police duty and it would he grea' "''
vantage If for the strike and other service ""'" '
militia performs the states shou'i resort ~
state consta bularies. The nation neeus Z" rese''o
ready for call in all emergencies ana s'a'e rese''e''
paid from the national treasury. woud HI III VII
fortunate gap in the present federaI "iii'"''
system
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-16
An Open Forum for
Public Debate.

constitutional. See preamble 10 the Go
stitution.
10. Inasmuch as the party in posai
endeavoring to impose medieval cor
tons upon the business Of the courtfy
would not be out OF place for some CIu-
well 10 resort to medieval methods a.
pitch the whole crowd into the street 3
for some Boston tea party 70 dump the
into the Potomac. But maybe me voter
will have sense enough 10 do that thsf
selves in lsli-and 1916. II not appln
tons from Cromwells and Leaders Of ID
parties will be received.
r. n. LANGW0RThf
Warren, Penn. Jan. II, 1914.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-16
The Coming Tower
A GOTHAM GARDEN OF VERSES

In summer when the days are hot
The subway is delayed a lot;
In winter, quite the selfsame thing;
In autumn also, and in spring.
And does it not seem strange TO YOU
That transportation is askcw
In this-I pray, restrain your mrth =
In this, the Greatest Town on Earth
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-16

He ICasarl was rather shortlsh tall man "i'n
a pale, ford complexion-Emory }. Haynes
Upon what meat doth this our Cesar feed: Ana
wasn't he stoutish thin man, with golden raven
locks?
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-16

How about Reykjavik or Hesingfors rs place
for a polar regional bank?
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-16
LOGIC is LOGIC, THAT'S ALL WE SAY


Sir: Your simple negation of DR.. Emory Haynes 3
"Who has not frowned, withdrawn, ETC., Is u IA
far il goes; but the syllogstic treatment hau
in mind somewhat as follows:
l. "Who of us has not" implies all OF us have.
And as newspapers are addressed to the W. H.
human race, everybody has,
. Yet somebody must have told the stories that
nsuted decency Conversely, no limitation oelhs
suggested all of us have told stories that insulted
decency.
IT is a common mistake to think that logic is
needed by only lawyers and big-wss generaHy' AS
YOU well say there is too much amiabilty in the
world and the difference between diamond-pointed
wit ana the meat-axe variety Of many reporters Is
often merely a matter OF misplaced accent or SLOW
emily thinking. FhloMo'
LIBERTY NATL BANK. RETIRING DIRECT
O69HYJOJHOJ OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES EXCEPT
on OF GEORGE Il. CASE RESIGNED-from the
New York News Bureau ticker.
When fnanciers make such frenzied attacks on me
government as above. is there, A. \. p. inquiries,
any wonder that the Socialist party is growing?
900 No.
"IF WINGO on THE CONGO DID THE TANGO"
If Wingo on the Congo DID the Tango
With his whipwing, say, around a Tangerne,
Don't you think that that would raise some mdnrd'S
sang, Oh
Betwixt the River Niger and his bean?
With gang Of dnges singing lingo
That would make bloke from Billingsgate see
green,
Would the Tango lose its ling ring tang for Wingo
or would Wingo hang longer to his queen!
If Jungle gunman let his boomerang CO.
And, as Kiplng says 1T drilled the beggar Clean
Would this Cardinal famingo end his tango
in the angling and the twanging soup tureen:
EVELYN.
Then if Wngo on the Congo did the tango
At the hinging, singing pace that all the young
Do YOU think Z would beat the Hottentot fandango
Which their warlocks tell us really makes the sun
go:
And if Wingo did the tango on the Congo
In the land whose charms sung by Mr.
Nlungo
Park the while some black musician let his gong
Would the exercise be good as playing fungo?
If the tango on the Congo had got Wingo,
And the Afrcanos let their battle song 90
In lingo like the lingo Of the dingo,
DO you think that he'd be in it for long go?
TAPEsTRY.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-16

From letter in The Fourth Estate" signed W.
l. c.. OH "Slipshod Head Writing" Il am also the
father of children who | send to school TO learn the
English language
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-16

We are with those who want the Met MUS OF
Art open evenings. It's bit lonesome cclng the
only Urge of Uplift in town working after T. NJ
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-16

Why not tranquillize things by nominating John
SHELTON Williams governor OF the reserve bank 10
be established Mt Sitka, Alaska?
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-16

Mr. Ebbets says the most foolish thing the Ma
tional League could do now would be to show its
hand, and Ring Lardner can't understand why, in
that case the " l.. doesn't show its hand.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-16

Somebody in Winnipeg put carboic acid into an
English actresses cold cream. Even Canadas pro-
verbal dislike OF the visiting English can be carried
loo far.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-16

According to the salaries they going to get. on
might aImost-if one were desperate-call EN- tn
Mell-E Feds.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-16

The W. k. mercury's resignation from the bonuon
Bridge Club hereby Is accepted.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-16

In the expressions of our gratitude 10 ever so
many authors for having advertised this Lookout Of
Leyty we seem to have overlooked Shakespeare.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-16

Ii may cheer F1accus to know that his Wingo lingo
of Yesterday received much praise from other con-
trbs 1T was certainly bingin' on the rhyme" ell
comums \. II. T.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-16

II you see il in decision by the Ellis Island
Immigrato Board it can't he so.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-16

Shin Overdue. Fear Safety of 300 on Board
Evening Mail headline.
Wberefrom one might almost carve a cacke.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-16

They are great on verbal nuances in Philadelphia
where an enterprsing dealer advertises gorgeous
OYSTERS
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-16

Journalistic candor in Washington: The Times
prints the news two hours later than any other
paper"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-16

Well baseball politics makes strange Fed. fellow
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-16
HIGHER MATHEMATICS.

fFrom The NewY York Tribune
:, ba Interest OF the whole the OF pei
nt wear the total OF The yearly interest would be S
600 or about S19 day.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-16

What said the b. Of A.: What indeed, but
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-16

II am come to survey the Tower this day
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-16
DAUGHTER GOOSE.

DAUGHTER GOOSE.
Little BO Peep
Has lost her sleep
At turkey-trots and tangos.
From 8 to 8
She does the MaxiXes
And other swell fandangos.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-10
STORIES OF ADVENTURE
FROM THE EUROPEAN WAR

/ troops at the beginning OF the war Sub
sequently. the troops withdrew to French
territory and the German authorities
took drastic measures to punish all Al
satans of French extraction who DEM
onstrated their pleasure at the French
victories.
The charge against Demange was that
he hostcd the French flag on his farm
house when the French troops occus
pied that region Demange denied this
strenuouslv, declaring that he merely
placed n white flag on his roof to indicate
that he was a non-combatant, and that
no soldiers of either side we're on his
farm.
one OF the anecdotes given out at the
British official news bureau today as go-
ing the rounds of the men at the front.
the truth Of which is in no wise guaran-
teed. deals with a young British cavalry
officer who was cut Off from his men
and who hid in the woods at the side of
the road.
Soon he saw a solitary German soldier
patroling up and down. The subaltern
could have shot the German, but it would
have been too much in cold blood for him,
so instead he moved up behind the Ger
man cautiously and then gave him
hearty kick. The German, according 70
the story. yelled and ran for dear life.
while the subaltern remained behind and
laughed.
How three French soldiers captured
two German quick-irers and put to fight
two companies Of German infantry is told
In a letter from a captain OF infantry
fighting on the Aisne.
Two corporals and private, in re-
connoitering, crawled within ten yards
OF the German trenches Most OF the
German soldiers were away fetching
dinner and the officers we're some dis
tance back of the guns
The three Frenchmen sprang TO the
guns and turned them on the unsuspect-
ing Germans, who fed. and commune
Gated their panic to two entire COM
panies. French artillerymen who had
been watching the proceedings opened
fire. and all but eXtermnated the Ger
mans.
That night the two corporais were made
second lieutenants and the soldier SER
geant major.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-10
LANDING OF RUSSIANS
IN FRANCE, FAIRY TALE
Transfer of 10000 cossacks Denied
by British Press Bureau.

- T--
Denial Of the story of the passage of
the Russian troops from Archangel to
the Continent through Scotland and Eng
land has been issued by the Press Bureau
which is taken as final and authentic
Many train loads of Russian soldiers
were said to have passed through various
stations on both eastern and western main
lines. One phase Of the tale was that
Russians in numbers had been shipped
from Archangel 1000 miles to ports In
Scotland, and were taken to eastern or
southern ports for immediate transfer to
the Continent
To tens of thousands of people the ex-
ploding Of the story has proven a great
disappointment, and there still remains
the mystery of how and where 1t origi-
mated. 1t has been hinted that the very
source of the rumor was in official circles
higher up than the Press Bureau for it's
moral effect upon the Germans
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-10
PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA
First Concerts to Be Given Next
Friday and Saturday.

Facing what promises TO be the most
prosperous season i'm its history and With
a subscription list that exceeds the record
one of last year, the Philadelphia Or
chestra will begin its 18th season on next
Friday afternoon and Saturday evening
at the Academy of Music.
The slight changes i'm the personnel of
the Philadelphia Orchestra. due to the
war, will in no respect lessen the quality
of its performances.
Although Mr.. Stokowski has been busy
with the reassembling of his men, il has
not prevented him from preparing his
programs for the entire season. AS usual
there will be no solost at the initial pair
of concerts on Friday afternoon and Sat
urday evening. The first number will be
the familiar overture TO Weber's Der
Freischutz," which he wrote after he had
completed the score Of the opera.
Mr.. Stokowsk has chosen for the OPEN
ing symphony the second one OF Brahms
I'm D major The early fortunes of this
second symphony We're singularly various
and contrasted strangely with those of
its predecessor, In Vienna, where the
first had been received with reserve, the
second achieved an instant almost pop
ular success. The work might be appro-
privately termed the Vienna Symphony %
rejecting, as it aid, the fresh. healthy life
only TO be found In beautiful Vienna.
The other numbers selected by Mr..
Stokowski for his first concert are
Sbelius' The Swan of Tuonela'' found
ed on the legend from the Finnish folk
epic. "kaleyals," and which has not been
heard In several seasons, and RimslSy-
Korsakow's "CaprcciO Espagnol" The
"Capriccio" Is dedicated to the Imperial
Opera at Petrograd. it was this orchestra
which gave the work Its first perform
ance. and the names OF the members, s.
I'm all, are placed upon the title page. II
Is curious, by the way. that two-thirds
Of all these names are German.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-10
Simple Acting the Most
Difficult

"To play simple. unaffected part
without makeup, Is the most difficult
work for an actor" declared Edwin Ar
den. who will take the part OF Baron
t,udrey in "The Yellow Ticket" which
opens at the Garrick next week.
"Youd imagine the hardest parts are
those requiring excessive mimicry of
characters and elaborate makeup.
"Sudiences have tendency to UNDER
estimate the skill required to play parts
not endowed by tho author with any
snecia physical characteristics They are
so,,eIlv prone TO give undue value to
so-caIled character parts remember
onre reading wonderful notices which
we're given an actor who was playing
peasant, wearing a character wig, VINO
had a scene OIL a half-darkened stage
He spoke in a gruff tone or voice ana
was accorded praise for getting efects-
in the dark. Acting in the dark Is much
easier than upon a well-lighted stage
for I'm semi-obscurity one has only 10
think of ones voice and ones lines, while
under the glare of lights--'full up-the
payer must realize that he is under
almost microscopic scrutiny Of hundreds
Of ewes.
"tJnder these conditions he must think
M his facial expression. his clothes-even
TO the point of remembering during an
ardent love scene that the misplaced cur
of dress shirt. which falls to reveal
Itself i'm white outline between the black
sleeve of his coat and the flesh color
of his wrist will produce an ugly and
undesirable effect.
"I once had a fattering notice about
my ability to change my voice on the
stage How often does an actor change
his voice actually? And how does the
wan in the audience remember the tOnal
production well enough to know whether
he changed it? If the actor drops his
voice, IL the part requires him to be gruir
or surly, can one call this changing
voice? And is this an accomplishment
Of extraordinary value? 1 do not believe
II is.
II insist that the hardest acting done
by an actor is when he appears not to
be acting at all. Some one asked me re-
Gently whether ] believe that Forrest
and his method would have been accept
ed by theatre-goers of today. If Forrest
had survived until today and had grown,
we should have found him adopting the
new school methods and doing away with
the old tie-wig gestures and mennerisms
Edwin Booth in his later years developed
his art even when many critics declared
It to be perfected. He had in fact out
grown his critics.
I'VE have plenty of excellent actors for
character roles in America. The trouble
Is that American actors are so heavily
overpaid that It Is next to impossible
for manager to cast a good actor for
n bit When he has assembled cast
which gives him a salary list of about |
5000 a week for three or four of his
characters, he must cut down !
on the rest of his cast IL he would assure !
any profit for himself. In England one |
can engage actors of experience for much |
less money!
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-10
RUSSIANS CAPTURE
MARGGRAB0WA AND
LYCK STRONGHOLDS
Fierce Assaults Mark New
Offensive Upon Prussian
Territory C erm a n S
Forced Across Own Bor-
der.
PETRoGRAD, Oct. 10.

PETROGRAD, Oct. 10.
The Russian War Office today an
nounced that Marggrabowa and Lyck,
| two important railroad centres in East
| Prussia, had been captured from the
| Germans
BY making their attack on Marggra-
bowa from the southeast the Russians
forced the Germans to abandon their
fortified positions at Barkalezew on the
Rospula River, and Minister of War
Sukhomlinoff, who has returned from the
front with Car Nicholas, declared today
that every German soldier had been
driven from Russia south into the Gov
ernment of Suwalki.
The Car was within a dozen miles OF
his troops when by night attack they
captured the town of Bialla. (Bialla is
five miles inside the Prussan frontier
and 20 miles southwest of Lyck.) The
Commander in Chief afterward issued an
army order declaring the Cars visit will
inspire every one to new exploits such
as Russia never yet has seen.
The War Office has issued the following
statement:
"rhe Germans are now on the defensive
Prussia, and by capturing Lyck and
Marggarbowa we have gained strategi-
cal position which puts the Germans in
a perilous situation.
ION the left bank of the Vistula our
troops are now engaged with the Aus
trian and German armies. Heavy fight
ing has been in progress for two days
without definite results. The enemy has
hurried heavy forces there TO check our
advance on Silesia. We are making
gains"
This announcement has confirmed the
belief that the battle along the Vistula
north of Cracow has reached a critical
stage.
On the other hand, the Germans are
in force in Russian Poland having
reached almost to Warsaw. A German
official bulletin admits the Russians are
at Lyck.
Dispatches from Petrograd say that a
new Russian army has arrived at the
frontier near Posen, while another Is
marching toward Thorn.