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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-03
Father Hunts for Moser.

Along about q o'clock news spread
through Harlem that "Puggy" Horgan
bad been indicted His father, William
Horgan, Immediately started out with
blood in his eye. Moser was the man
he sought, for the saloonkeeper was the
only witness to his sons alleged crime,
and solely through his testimony mad
young Horgan been indicted.
Soon after 6 o'clock the elder Horsan
appeared at Moser's saloon, and with
out warning whipped out revolver
and fred. The bullet struck Moser IN
the right shoulder and felled him.
Horgan ran out Of the saloon, followed
by Moser's brother-in-law. Moser him
self did not stay down for the count.
but was soon in the van Of the chase
which followed.
Up First avenue and through cross
street to Second avenue the elder Hor-
gan ran. After him rushed Moser, his
brother-in-law and a constantly in
creasing crowd of men, who knew that
a man had been shot and that his as
sailant was being pursued. At No.
1880 Second avenue Horgan disap-
peared into the hallway OF the tene-
ment house
The telephone had been used quickly
after the shooting, and soon four de-
tectiyes were on their way down to the
scene. They saw streams OF people
flowing toward Second avenue, and
thither they went on the run. Reach
ing the house where the fugitive was
last seen, they halted for consultation
and information. Guarnierl at once
recognized the man they were after as
the father of his prisoner Of several
weeks before, and swiftly, with the
consent of Lieutenant Haerle, took hold
of the situation and disposed OF ms
men.
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Continued on sixth page. 6rst column.
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Wild Blowing off, Shore.

Continued on third page, second column.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-03
WEATHER

To-day. unsettled.
TEMPERATURE YESTERDAY,
High. IS; Low. ~.
Full report Page Is.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-12
TRY Killing Him. with Kindness!

II would be piece of gracious courtesy Tor the
Senate TO bind itself to treat the President I'D de-
hate as handsomely as Senators are expected 10
treat one another Comfy should have free course
and be goried \ Senator must now Walk as
creetIy lest he offend by careless utterance the Dig
nity of brother Senator He may not impute un'
worthy motives or conduct to colleague, nor may
he attack member OF the House of Representa-
tives Each house aludes mysteriOusly to the other
not even by name and title. but only as another
body" Up at the Capitol brOthery kindness rules
and bouquets fly through the air instead of storage
eggs razors
Why not admit the President into the charmed
circle of tender hearts and sterilized speech: He
gets enough "pitchforking' in the cold, hard world
outside Senators and Representatives ought TO
sympathze with him instead Of aggravatinG his
troubles Give him kind words instead of rough
knocks Don't charge him with doing wrong ana
taking depraved pleasure in doing it, Senatorial
courtesy that wonderful invention which has poured
balm into so many wounds and brought solace TO so
many hearts should be stretched as to bring the
White House within its sheltering minstratons
Fewer soft answers to turn away wrath would be
needed if the Senate should apply to the President
its own valued bylaws of immunity and amenity.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-12
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

Reports from Cincinnati that ex-Representa-
tive Nicholas Longworth is receiving many con-
gratulations on the fact that he is uncle again.
The arrival in the family Of Dr. Richard Derby also
leads THE Chicago Daily News to remark that
Colonel Roosevelt will probably respond to the news
that he is a grandfather by climbing q tree and
doing the giant swing on the topmost branch, or
some such grandfatherly action.
Here's to the man who lies to us, who's careless OK
the truth,
Who slaps the back and says, Gee! how you
hold your youth"
Who shrlnks not at the future when he has a lie
to tell,
But when you're sick and tired and blue declares
You're looking well!'
Here's to the man who tells US lies when solemn
truth would hurt,
Who says Pll back you through and through, II 1t
should take my Shirt:
Who when you're off" and cannot write just as
you think you Should -
Will tune you up for better things with. That's
what call goodi'
Or when you paint a picture that is wrong In every
part
Now, that's art!'
He IIes"but it's in charity, II lying was,
So here's his health for though he lies. he's honest
when he esy-Tit-Bi
.'Why do they call him an ambassador e1traordi-
nary"
There was no scandal raked UP over his ap-
pointment beeve."-Louisville Courier-Journal
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-12
A Short Extra Session.

Governor Glynn will do we'll to limit the extra
session Of the Legislature which he has decided to
call on May to consideration Of the financial bills
only There are two good reasons for this. The
first Is that by so limiting the work Of the session
adequate attention will be given to the items of the
appropriations for the first time in many years.
There will be debate and all its attendant publicity
regarding the spending Of the states money; and
this should operate to produce something resembling
real economy In appropriations
The second reason is that 1t would be a waste Of
the legislators time and the states money to ask
for general legislation except to meet great emer-
gency. This Legislature has Republican Assembly
and q Democratic Senate which have proved that
they will not agree questions of primary reform
home rule, conservation and the other big matters
for legislative action. They had their chance to do
this and the Governor had his chance to get them
10 agree with his measures at the regular session.
The state will get along II all such matters 90
until next year. This extra session should be as
short and inexpensive possible.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-12
TRI-LINGUAL AMERICANS
Speaking German, French and English,
We Would Triple Our Powers.

/ To the Editor OF The Tribune.
/ Sir: Is n tri-lingual America impOssibe'
I It certainly is not At the cost OF a small
part of the effort now employed in teach
/ ing languages every student in America
can be trained to speak German and
French almost as 1uentIy as English. 4
generation OF tri-lingual Americans would
be likely to initiate a remarkable intel
lectual renaissance. who speaks two
languages is equal to two men, declared
Napoleon. Certainly the requirement Of a
new language insures vast enlargement
Of mind.
The methods OF teaching languages en-
ployed hitherto have failed 50 ignomin-
iously as 10 set one wondering how they
could have been persisted in so long. \
student may spend years studying French.
| for example, in our schools, and may be
/ hailed as a very prodigy in his knowledge
| Of the language according 10 the stand
ards Of the examiners, and vet once in
| France may not be able 10 ask intelh-
gently for a cup Of coffee.
Yet clever man with a good ear and
/ good memory following the natural
rIethod with a native teacher can learn
| to converse passably in any language.
/ from Chirese TO Gaelic, in a period Of six
weeks One of the first things our schools
ought 10 do is to consign every grammar
they possess 70 the dust heap. II has been
made clear that they do not assist man
| i'm the requirement of a tongue. on the
contrary. they are an insUperable hin
I h..
! through the ear. None but native teach
ers should be employed I'm our schools,
since only they can have the proper pro-
nunciation: and children should begin 10
be taught languages in their very first
year of schooling. since it IS only in their
earliest years that they can acquire the
desired pronunciation. Each language
should be taught through the medium or
that language. and not a word Of Enslsh
should be used. Thus the word "lire'
should he taught by laying the hand on
book. There are several excellent meth-
DDS. such as the Berlitz and 5oun' IA
which ordered conversation OF that KIND Is
developed.
1t is Painful 20 think that the old meth
DDS OF teaching languages by loading the
Students mind with tumble OF unneces-
sary rules is still employed. The claim
that such methods train the MIND IS
futile. There is no mental training eGual
to that entailed In following natures SIM
pie, pleasant and economical processes
A man has as much chance OF learning
how TO swim or how 10 play violin oF
getting the rules by heart from manual
of instructions as OF acquiring language
by porting over a grammar. A man can
speak language only by thinking IN H.
but he can learn TO think in II only o
speaking IL. Making America trl-lingua'
would confer an intellectual boon so ue-
mendous on the nation that no one couid
foresee its possibilities.
C. PATRICK ERSKINE.
New York. April Z, 1914.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-12
AGAINST ARBITRATION
Such a Treatment Of the Tolls Ques.
ton Is Severely Criticised.

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: The oposition-emanating from
whomsover-to arbitrate the Panama tolls
question Is virtually a proposition TO aroi-
trate rights Of the American people
The moot tolls question stands as a
question only In conjunction with various
treaty workings, which, being ambiguous,
make the meanings OF some diplomatic
agreements doubtful. When. however,
these particular diplomatic instruments
are put aside, and exemption from tolls
for our ships, coastwise and all others,
stands forth clearly, shorn OF all be-
fooling superstructural land foundation
less complications. it is seen that levy
Ing tolls by the United States on Ameri-
can ships for their passage through the
Panama Canal is altogether purely DO
nestle matter, relating to and involved
in fee simple American property. all de-
tall managements OF which and all do
nestle applications of which remain dis
tinctlv our own. and cannot naturally be-
come an arbitrage affair.
It is therefore unequivocally plain ana
clear that Senators and all others advo-
eating arbitration of the Panama Tolls
circumstance are committing themselves
to an utterly senseless proposal, for oy
so doing they seek to induce sheer SUD-
mission by the American people to arbi-
tration of an essential right. the fun ana
complete exercise of which is entirely
nationally domestic consideration.
ALFRED LAURENS BRENNAN
New York, April 8, 1874
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-12

series of graft scandalsthe usual game OF extort-
ing money for failure to suppress brothes. Even
the outward order and decency police policy Of
Mayor Gaynor did not produce conditions satisfac-
tory to the public, though it ought to have mIn
mized graft, since it practical assurance to the
vicious elements that they might disregard the law
if they did it craftily, and so need not pay the
police for immunity.
1t ought to be- and is possible to make this a well
policed town If Mr. Woods does as well as Com
missioner Mckay did IN his short term Of Office he
should have keen, efficient force In year. which
would have no hestancy in understanding and fol-
lowing his policies. There should be few gang fights
and other crimes Of violence But there would still
be brothels and gambling houses and saloons VIC
ang the laws and there would still be police graft
and there would still be necessity for detecting and
dsmssing the grating policemen. The police prob
lem cannot be solved in magazine article or one
mans administration.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-12
NEW YORK FROM THE SUBURBS.

The refusal Of New York landlords TO rent quarters
to the State Suffrage Association headed by Mrs
Carrie Chapman Gait, recalls vaguely though IT be.
that dear old childhood Pussy wants corner
louisville Courier-Journa
New Ycrks annual food bill, We understand. aver
ages about $3.50 900 900 year. but thus far no ono
seems have had the moral courage to collect sta
tistics on its bar blll-Philadelphia Inquirer.
It is said that almost 100000 of New Yorks popu
,ation live In tenements and goodly portion OF the
balance live or Of Observation-Disclosures Inquirer.
The New York woman who has refused $500 for her
spina cord after her death suddenly to have
remembered that shades need cords-Boston Tran
script.
as the department OF corruption" which either
case of bad spelling Of unusual inslght-Cleve-
land Plain Dealer
Before lcns" says a contemporary. New York will
do away with noise" Not while New York retains
enough vitality TO blow it's trumpet-CharIeston
News and Courier.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-12
SUFFRAGE AND LIQUOR
"Antis'" Assertions Draw a Round OF
Facts.

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: A short time ago you published the
statement, with the caption Rum and
Suffrage" which was issued by the Wash
irgton headquarters of the National Asso-
cation Opposed TO Woman Suffrage. This
statement is an interesting example of the
anti-suffrage type of argument which
uses a few facts TO dstort an even
greater number of more important facts.
II the statement were true that there IS a
connection between rum and suffrage the
women OF this country would long ago
have been enfranchised. The truth Is that
In every campaign for woman suffrage
since that of South Dakota, in the year
1890, the united saloon power has rounded
up its entire fighting strength TO secure
the defeat Of the pending suffrage amend
ments. This is no idle statement, but Is
supported by facts we'll known. For years
the liquor papers have openly opposed
woman suffrage upon the ground that Its
coming meant the deathknell OF the liquor
business. For instance: In THE National
Forum" OF Butte Mont. In an article en-
titled What Are You Doing. Mr.. Dealer?
Who is going to oppose woman suffrage
In Montana II you don't? II is up TO you
to fight this question at the next election.
Woman suffrage will affect your business
more directly than Il will any other busi-
ness and you will have to take a lead in the
fight. The woman suffrage advocates have
said that your business Will have TO kiss
itself goodby II the vote IL given to the
women of Montana. This, we believe, is
true" This is only one OF many similar
statements which have appeared from
time to time.
While the liquor dealers have openly
and strongly opposed woman suffrage in
any and every campaign. II Is important
to remember that woman suffragists have
never Endorsed any temperance policy.
But experience shows that with the ad-
vance OF equal suffrage the dry" terri
tory has increased.
The statement you publish says: I'm no
state In which women have voted on the
question has state-w wide prohibition ever
been adopted, and nine states where men
alone vote have statewide prohibition"
Colorado and Wyoming are quoted as ex-
| amples OF this and IL IL pointed out that
cities like Pasadena and Colorado Springs
won't wet" I'm spite of the franchise
This statement takes no account OF tho
fact that the dry" territory in Wyoming,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-12
Common Sense Handling OF the
|. w. w.

Common sense prevailed yesterday in the manu-
ling of the l. W. W. meeting The CITY au'noii.
rcfused 10 be stampeded by newspapers uelianu'"s
awless police repression. The rights Oh Tree epee'
and assembage were observed While there were
enough police at hand or within easy call 10
iotinp. So far as the |. ". W. was concerheu INC
affair was not a success The pubic VIII soon ,0'0
interest if nothing more exciting takes place 'ni,
a meeting at which are repeated the same o'0
sneeches that have now been heard many ulleS'
Unless the agitators can nag the ofhciais INTO ia"
breaking their activities attract little attention.
Their inHammatory speeches do not inhame' 1heS
bore rather, after a while. Even ingenious DTS OF
nagging like the raiding of the churches' iali 10
interest as soon it becomes apparent tnat no'ni
is going to happen except the giving OF Dreau anu
lodgings to the raiders.
New York has handled the l. W. w. we'll. Only
one mistake was made and that was Wnen 'ne
police got out Of control a week ago ana setueu
their own private grievances with the men VINO nau
been making work for them and abusing tnem u
boot Except for the hysteria in certain newspapers
the city has taken the l. ". W. calmly. Ana tha'
is the best way, for II is hard for revolution u
get itself regarded seriously when those against
whom it is directed pay no attention 10 IT, 1t Is
hard to make the point that the capitalists contro
the police and the courts and have the keys OF the
jail when the police let you alone and the courts
set you free II you are arrested
Will those who grow hysterical over the l. W. W.
never learn from experience? Less than decade
ago they couldn't sleep nights because or the 80
ciaists So little while ago when Mayor Gay
nor took office it was a debatabe question In their
minds whether the Socialists should be permitted
TO hold public meetings or parades. There was
ruction in Union Square certainly not more than
five wears ago because of refusal Of the city au-
thorties to allow the Socialists to gather there.
One of the useful things that Mayor Gaynor dld
was to lay that boyle Doubtless we shall get used
TO the l. W W. Just as we have got used to the
Socialists Four or five years from now even the
most tlmorous newspaper editor in New York VIII
be able to read those three letters without having
night sweats, but by that time some new radical
order will have arisen to destroy hts peace and haunt
his dreams.
This country, however, has nothing to fear from
the succession of radical organizations that have
come and are bound to come long 1t does as
fairly denies them none Of their legal rights and
gives them every opportunity for the discussion and
agitation Of their ideas. But when it has to resort
to breaking heads to protect itself then the social
order will be near It's end. Then the word revou-
ton will mean something
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-12
The Ever.Present Police Problem.

In the current number Of "The American Hebrew
Mr.. Harry w. Newburger, formerly Deputy Police
Commissioner under Waldo presents 'The Police
Question from the point Of view Of the police them
selves The policeman, 1t seems, Is an average hui
man being with the ordinary equipment OF human
and civic virtues and shortcomings. He assumes
job which Immediately makes him the enemy Of the
lawless and the object Of their attack. He soon
finds himself atom in large body of men pre-
sumably under the command OF the Police Commits
soner, but "learns that the Police Commissioner is
but mere chair warmer for the Mayor Constant
changes in personnel and policy Of his executives
bewilder and discourage the man in uniform. He
Is ordered to suppress vice and crime and is or
dered to let them alone While thus bewildered
and unable to know what kind Of performance will
suit the authorities he is assaied by the lawbreak
ers who seek 10 bride him to wink at their law
breaking. The result is that while the body Of the
force is honest some Of the men become graftets
Some OF them are convicted Of grating though it is
seldom, Mr.. Newburger AYERS, that the citizen who
| seduced them goes to Jail.
Police graft, the former deputy contends. is al
most entirely confined to the 200 or $50 plainclohes
men who have to do with oil questions concerning
public morals and the Detective Bureau Of about
800 men. Graft-taking by the plainclothes men
could be eliminated by abolishing the source OF
graftthat is, by abolishng the present inspectors
and putting in charge Of each inspection district
young civilian ranking Deputy Commissioner
chosen for efficiency, not politics These men could
clean up the districts. Then adequate secret SER
vice squad could enable the Commissioner to wipe
out other graft The Commissioner should be long
term official, and II he obtained cooperation with
the District Attorney and the magistrates ought to
be able 10 establish entirely satisfactory police
dltions
All this seems simple But would it work? Clean
ing up district is vastly different from making 1t
stay cleaned. And AS long the present imperfect
stage OF civilization produces demand for gam
bling aud prostitution. along with laws requiring
their suppression II is likely that these vices will
furnish police graft Just now the morality police
! Of Frankfurt and Cologne are being exposed In q
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-12
The Tolls Concession to Colombia,

We do not see how the administrations consis-
tency on the canal tolls issue is challenged by the
incorporation in the proposed treaty with Colombia
of paragraph granting free use of the canal TO the
Colombian government for the conveyance of troops,
materials of war and vessels of war The text Of
the new treaty is understood TO follow that of the
unratifed treaty Of 1909 which said:
The Republic of Colombia shall have liberty at all
times convey through the ship canal now in course
Of construction by the United States across the
Isthmus Of Panama the troops, materials of war and
ships of war of the Republic of Colombia, without
paying any duty to the United States. even in the
Of an international war between COLOMBIA and
another country.
By subsequent clause this permission to be
suspended in case Of war between Colombia and
Panama.
The concession made to Colombia was in the nat
ure of a continuation of the right of free transit
which it enjoyed by treaty over the Panama Rail
road-a right antedating the treaties which pro-
vided for the building of the canal through Panama.
Moreover, Great Britain's assent to the exception
was obtained before the latter was embodied in the
treaty. In fact, the precedent thus set Of
making no exception to the general provisions OF the
treaty without first getting the concurrence Of
Great Britain. the other party to the Hay-Paunce
fote agreement
Tolls on ordinary Colombian coastwise commerce
are not to be RENTED. The question Of cOastwise
exemption is therefore not raised Colombas coast
wise vessels put on the same basis its foreign
trade vessels 1t is the administrators contention
that American vessels Of both classes should also be
treated alike There is, in fact no more reason for
giving indirect subsidy to one class than to the
other. 1t seems strange, therefore, that the sub
sidsts in Congress overlooked in 1912 the opportu
nifty to vote free passage to American vessels in the
foreign trade. If their Interpretation Of the treaty
sound this country is clearly authorized to dis
crirpinate in favor Of non-coastwise well coast
wise shipping They were inconsistent in paying
Peter and neglectlng to pay Paul