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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-03
Are the Express Companies to Survive

The rumored liquidation OF one of them shows
how serious is the situation confronting the olS
express companies. The operating expenses or thls
particular company have exceeded It's operating
earnings for the last two years.
It would he unfortunate if the competition or
the United States parcel post should force the e1-
press companies from the field. There should
always be place for them. They perform ser
vices which the parcel post does not, or perform
them better than the government Is likely to per-
form them
There has been complaint OF the express COM
panies in the past both with regard TO their charges
and with regard to their attitude toward the public
But the competition of government parcel trans
portation is assurance Of their good behavior for
the future That competition should not be carried
TO the point of destroying them
As Il competitor Uncle Sam is not much better
than the trusts he castigates He sells services be
low cost and EFFORTS favors from the railroads
His business of carrying parcels may show book
keeping profit but it shows one only because the
railroads are forced TO carry parcels below cost
And if the government obtains monopoly Of the
parcel transportation business that monopoly is
likely to turn out to he just stolid and unpro-
gressive any other monopoly.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-03
THE PRESIDENTS PARDON
What Right Has He to Force Guilt
Upon Any One?

To the Editor Of The Tribune
Sir. / would like 10 note one or two
suggestions in regard TO the question OF
privilege and pardon as applicable 70
pending proceedings for contempt.
\ pardon is a pardon for some specific
offence. Until a specific offence is estab-
lished there is nothing 10 which a pardon
can apply.
Neither President nor Governor has any
power TO absolve any man from the con-
sequences of every act he may have done
in the past, or to grant him n plenary
indulgence either for past or future Of
fences And II is conceivable that fresh
offence might occur between the date Of
the indulgence and the date when II
might he interposed
But the effect of nominating disclos-
ures Is not limited TO the legal punish
ments for offences To these must be
added the condemnation of public opinion.
which is often a far heavier burden 10
bear. The acceptance of pardon implies
an admission of guilt. or the fact OF con
Niction of guilt of some specific act Ana
where there ~ no conviction the pardon
can rest only on the voluntary admission
Under the law each man is presumed
innocent until he IS proved guilty, ana ne
cannot he compelled 10 prove himself
cujlfv How. then. can he be compelled
TO admit his guilt b. accepting a pardon
for improved and unknown offences?
New York, Feb. 2s. 1914 w g. W.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-03
Many More Words from Mr. Marshall.

We are not sure at the moment just where MI
BRYAN is But wherever he is Chautauqualng' MS
words have evidently been cold STUFF not worth
telegraph tolls Not so with the Nice-Presldent OF
the United States who spent Sunday in brooklyn
and dripped words on many subjects and or such
fetching import that very large proportion OF
them found their way into print
"The New Puritan" was Mr.. Marshalls subject
Hereunder he debated such cognate topics as wives
whiskey, infant damnation. Tammany, hell and the
President Everything that the distinguished states
man said seems to have been sound. Good liquor
is unquestonably better than bad patent medicine
kissing ones wife is sound custom practised III
the best families And so on.
But why these words at all? We are moved TO
wonder Little Buttercup could talk like that TOT
ever. and so could almost any lazy minded. third
rate politician accustomed 20 opening his mouth.
Is it sheer partisanship or do we express general
desire in preferring that Nice-PreSident OF the
United States who cannot talk better stuff should
hold his peace?
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-03
\ Beleasuered Town.

Not since the blizzard of SIS, now almost uaoi
ton has the city been so overwhelmed as by tniS
last eliminating snowfall. Save TO the northeast
where rain held off the snow, the railroads were
practically dead for full day. Traffic is now limp
inr i'm from Long Island and New Jersey, but COIL
munication Is still scant and the daily 1ood deil'
cries to the city are all behind schedule
As for our streets, Mr.. Fetherston has again oeen
buried in the drifts and most surface traric WIFI
him The faithful subway once more dened winter
at its worst and thanks largely TO its service the
citv's inhabitants went about their business yer!
much AS usual Here is one vast betterment over
the barlships of SO which the GROWERS or To-Day
night remember TO their soace.
The one real peril worth dreadns is that or nre'
A breakdown in the fire alarm system, even Tor
brief period, is a grave enough condition anu'
coupled with the impossible streets, should place
the whole city on the watch TO foresta the calamity
of great fire.
In this matter. rs In every other, such storm
nullifes our best inventions OF comfort ana pro
lection and sends us long way back toward the
plain days when each man had to stand on his own
legs and fend for himself as best ne could
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-03
THE DIARY OF OUR OWN SAMUEL PEPYs.

February cS-To my Office by times, and found a
fine room for myself and desk therein. mucn TO
my liking, aud I very happy thcrcat. To the tobac-
const's and paid % for clgarre for my employer,
a wager | rejoyced at the losing Of Thence
with my wife, Mistress Hilda and ]. Wise the cot
ton goods merchant tc luncheon which cost me near
e. which was too much. but refused to pay for
the brcad-and-buter charged upon the reckoning,
nor did have TO. To the playhouse then and we
all Along Came Ruth trivial piece, yet
some acting in it of J. Bradburys worth going FAR
TO see. In the play is Irene Fenwick, In the role
of shrinking innocent girl. but the sophiscatlon
of her manner is too great for her to essay such
parts, mesecms.
Mdrch 1 lords Day)-All the afternoon at
ranging my new desk, and at watching the great
storm from my window Home then, and found the
wind had blown the glass from the easement and
my wife did ask the jantor to board it up. but he
demurred, and IN impudent tones, too. SO the snow
did pile up in my room. and did have to take my
books from there lest they he ruined utterly Then
did tack blanket TO the window, TO keep the
wind out. but the gale oversrong for and did
keep awake the whole night.
Up by times, and all the morning attempting to
have this liar of tanitor to help with the win
dow. but he did not, and despite my prayers his
employer. Mr.. Hobbs. At length, at one o'clock in
the afternoon, man came and did the best he could
do, which not good, there being no lumber i'm
the house, albeit there be fine and costly trappngs
in the hall, TO make great show. To my office
then, where till my journal done for the day.
Thinking Of this janitor that hath easy position
and fcth It III, when there are thousands that
starve for lack Of work put me in great rage
could think Of nought else The snow Is still over
the city, and there is great suffering everywhere
As we envisage It from this Derrick Of Delight il
that investigation Of the white snow traffic
is imminent
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-03
"A BLOW AT THE FREEDOM OF THE
PRESS"
Secrecy in Public Affairs Means Pub
Iicity in Private Affairs.

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: ] read with much interest your edi-
toral this morning entitled "a Blow at
the Freedom OF the Press" and I heartily
sympathize with your position.
As near as I can understand this mat
ter the contentious OF the government
arc these:
l. 1t IS crime 10 make public the truth
concerning the affairs Of the government
. II is crime TO keep secret the affairs
Of individuals or newspapers.
or course this seems to be contradic-
ton. but TO men in business It is no new
thing TO understand that the government
policy seems to be turkey for the gov
eminent and crow for the governed"
II you will study the now celebrated Ave
brothers" bills YOU will find that they are
drawn upon exactly tho same theory. In
fact. Bill No. 4. known as the trade COM
mission bill. expressly provides that the
business and records OF all corporations
engaged in interstate commerce shall be
made absolutely public, without any re-
strictons whatever. and various persons
competed with the government have
stated that the time has now come when
all business transactions shah he con-
Quoted publicly
On the other hand. the business Of the
government. I'm its foreign relations and In
the work of the various departments. is
conducted behind closed doors, and abso-
Lutte secrecy is usually maintained.
JAMES f. BENNETT.
No. $50 Nassau street. March 1, 1914.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-03
The Man or the Mosquito ?

There is Of course, nothing new in the theory
which the federal Public Health Service puts forth,
that The nalarial" mosquito IS not naturally pol
sonous. but must be infected by biting n malaria
pailent before Il can itself be purveyor Of the
disease The theory has been familiar TO the world
and has been widely held for years; and IT seems
to have much foundation. Applied 10 yellow fever,
in may be regarded convincing.
But n Is impossible n ignore at least one objec-
ton 80 it and one pulling problem which 1t sug-
cests II is reasonably certain that persons have
frequently developed malarial fcyers after being
bitten by mosquitoes which apparently could not
have bitten anecedent patients for the reason that
there were none within reach Of the insects. IN
,uch cages II is difficult to avoid the conclusion
either that the disease originated spontaneously in
tie mosquitoes or In the men, else that II existed
IN some men or animals 10 which the mosquitoes
had access without its presence being pcrccptibe.
Us almost any ease, however, there arises the
problem which had IL first, the man or the mos
auftof ~ u man cannot have the disease without
being bitten vs. mosquito. and If a mosquito can
not inpar the disease without first having bitten
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-03
THE ERLICH DETRACTORS
Their Opposition Is Called Typical of
Medical Hostility to New Cures.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir To all with even a superficial ac-
ouaintance with the noblcr side Of the
splrit that sways the real medical pro-
fesslon. the slanderous faint is evident IN
Bernard Shaw's enthusiastically acrid
ta,,nt '"rhe test to which all new meth
DDS Of treatment are finally brought Is
whether they are lucrative 20 doctors or
not"
The recent article in the cable news or
The Tribune referring TO the repeated at
tacks OIL Dir. Paul Erich, on account OF
his Salvarsan discovery. however, is an
indication OF the non-receptivity of new
therapeutic innovations on the part OF the
medical world. DR.. Erich. a distin-
cuished scientist is I'm the throcs of "A
nervous breakdown. and is now preparing
10 sue his detractors. The charge is made
that go Salvarsan patients have suffered
bad results Dr. Erich claims that more
than four million patients have. on the
other hand. been successfully treated.
II would seem that the American Med-
cal Association is the prime factor in the
opposition TO new discoveries. They
yiciousy attacked Dir. Friedman before
his remedy was accurately tested. aud
now he Is gaining ground with remark
able cures abroad. as evidenced by the
demonstration In tho Royal Charlie Hos
pitfalls IN Berlin. where Professor Kraus
declared 1.-THE vaccine shows remarkable
and in some cases amazing results In both
pulmonary and surgical cases
Behring's nntitoxin for diphtheria. as
tho medical profession now knows. was OF
tremendous value Yet IL was subject TO
,ituperative attacks. let us be fair with
the men who are doing their best 10 aid
suffering humanity. A. Il. IL.
Nnw NnrL Mnrrh y Illl
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-03
Democratic Uplift with Murphy's Weight
Attached.

The Democratic uplift has seated Mr.. William
Church Osborn as chairman Of the Democratic State
Committee and Mr. William Aaire Shortt as It's
secretary It unusually sweet and harmo-
NOUS affair Nobody seems TO have even head
ache as the result OF this drastic reorganization of
the party. Murphy shook hands with the new
chairman and they smiled confdngly upon each
other Mr.. Osborn made a neat speech, in which
he talked much about delivering the party into the
control Of the voters by way Of the direct primary,
and said nothing about delivering the partys crooked
1obholders and contractors into jail by way of the
courts. He talked much about sensational investi-
cations for political effect, but It left 10 an
other 10 propose resolution rectng in glowing
commentator the services Of the retiring treasurer
OF the committee who convicted OF violating
the corrupt practices act 10y Of those condemned
Investigations.
Now. all this may be upft-"if uplifts the word
But it seems to the disnteresed observer on the
street corner TO be uplift with such weight at
tached 10 that the balloon isn't likely TO ascend
far Mr.. Osborn and Mr.. Short are in their own
personal rating and political views an unqueston-
able improvement on the men they replace. They
do not believe IN or practice the working for my
own pocket all the time code Of political ethics
which has made Murphy and his following rich
men. They are not the kind of Murphyized
Democracy would put into high paces-if the places
had any power attached which could affect Muir
ply and his gang unfavoraby And Murphy has
given his approval and his votes TO their election
The uplift which Murphy fears is the kind which
will elevate him out OF control of majority Of the
state committee and out Of control Of the Demo
cratic organizations in New York City. Mr. Osborn
talked coquenty about the power Of the primary
and the dcsiraby OF preventing patronage con
troll of The primaries lie must know that the
committee of which he IS chairman has been
used consistently for political dckcrng, job getting
for insiders contract grabbing for the gang and
campaign contribution collecting, legally or He
gallv. The public will believe in the genulncncss
OF this uplift If he will use his office to prevent
that and 70 bring about the election ut the primaries
OF state committee not subservient To Murphy
and the old contractor politicians
f..tt ,fN HaN' a
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-03
OUR FEARSOME LOT
A Reader Finds Much to Lament in the
State of the Town.
To the Editor Of The Tribune

To the Editor Of The Tribune
Sir:
o pilot; It's a fearful sight
There's danger OH the street!
This is New Yorl's cry 10 our city nl-
lots. those who have undertaken the
charge OF us as absolutely and dellber-
atcly as captain and pilot take charge of
the seagoing community. Bad weather.
storms? Why, Of course. Is the ocean
always 10 be like a lake To insure the
well-beng Of passengers and crew. or
must a city always expect to have wealth
or such as New York has had this year.
that has given time TO get ready and
save UP for what In this climate is sure
to come?
Most of the side streets are fearful
sight. They should not be left TO their
fate II is not supposed that taxpayers
take vacation. In case OF fire. dearth OF
coal, nocd Of an ambulance or police. or
thawed pipes, or carbase removal, what
is TO be done in streets that are blocked
with frozen snow piles? and what good
will thaws do IL cutters are not free?
The old country woman said: First II
snew. then It thew. then IT fruz." That IS
our case.
What New Yorker does not remember
tho black letter winter of eight years ago.
when on the north side OF side streets,
befouled snow occupied the cutters until
April and many of the streets set up
skating ponds. whero men and horses
broke their legs. That winter West Side
residents saw coal and other wagons
stalled and horses nat on their sides
under their windows. and their desperate
drivers helpless and half frozen beside
them. Naturally, with the spring arrived
the sickness due 10 such conditions. II IS
TO be dcvoutly hoped that that page of
city history Is not going TO repeat itself.
Steam ploushs or auto-ploughs should
aid the pick and crowbar and Shovel I'm
loosonins stony plies. and auto carts
should save tho lives OF horses by having
part in snow removal, and men should be
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-03
TLJE DEOpT E,C COT INN Open


! employed in such numbers that they can
work in relays and thus be saved exhaus-
ton.
o pilots, II 's inded a fearful sight to
see politics hampering city welfare, or
the well-being OF nclghboring or colonial
countries. A. y. G.
New York, Feb. %, 1914
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-03
The Coming Tower
SAPPHO'S OTHER ODE.
bntv,ra, MOI xruos zoos eeo,otv.

futverat Mot Kruos zoos 6eotow
Take il from me- kid. he's the whole mince-rie:
Whoever hauntS your hammock on the sly.
And cops your tango-talk, and makes play
For coSy-corner gggles. | should say
Senator Gore had nothing on that guy
Me- when ! lamp YOU, all my dope runs dry.
Nv heart does Bostons, and my beaming eye
Won't beam, and my ears rumble Ike dray-
Take il from me-
| burn. freeze, Shudder, and sigh
Ny goat is bleating me sad goodbye;
Am dead one' Well He gets away
With all this mushy-stuff Perhaps YOU may
If can rustic up the nerve TO try
Take it from me.
y II
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-03

I'VE do not work for nothing says the excellent
advertisement of the Thompson Starrett Company.
but We contribute tremendously to the success Of
every building enterprise placed in our control
Those who contribute tremendously to the success
of The Tower, however, work for nothing
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-03

a malarlous man. how did the plague originator as
puzzler, that beats the historic Lime hln oiup
debate on which was the first the hen or the egg!
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-03
LIGHT THOUGHTS ABOUT HEAVY ANIMALS
As also is the cam,
W HALE

After ALL writes F. r. B.. you might tell Miss
Margaret domaine. before she discards her salad
name, that the popularity Of salads and actresses
depends largely the dressing"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-03

\ committee appointed to organize the unem-
ployed. petachments were fed at the Hadley Rescue
Hall and mission at Second avenue and First street
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-03
GAY WEEK END AT PALM BEACH.
Clarence Jones Entertans Large Party Outdoor


PALM BEACH Fla. Feb. 2S--Mrs William X. Van
derb Jr arrived her private this morning and
the Poncana. She will stay over the height OF
the and then take short trip further south
Mrs. Vanderbilt unched at the Beach Club this after
noon with Mr. and Mrs Payne Whitney, Harry Sage
and Lawrence Waterbury. who Joined the Nhitneys
here to-day for opening Of the annual tennis tour
nament and there dinner tonight with Mr.
and Mrs Leonard Thomas and Aymar Johnson. Her
fna nm Oelrchs. II. also came TODAY.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-03

The subway service seemed pretty good yesterday
and we about TO pin gardenia on the manage
ment, when we realized that ever so many folks
stayed at home all day.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-03

Not Tho least burdonsome feature Of yesterdays
cnpericncos was the bore who had "reminiscences ~
the only renl blizzard In So
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-03
FISTS ACROSS THE SEA.

London Daily NALL
IT is curious fact that America like the devil seems
have all the best tunes and as you want the best
tunes in revue you have TO TO the publishers who
the English rights. But II is another curious fact
that America produces the lyrics tho civilized
world. You know how American Wrists work? First
they get catchy phrase. then they simply shove
down anything till they have got about n dozen lines
and then they out TO lunch and toll people they have
written crackerJack. Wont YOU come TO Ten
nessee? let say 10 the bard as useful OPEN
ing Within five minutes he has produced chorus run
ming follows
Homer. won't YOU como to Tennessee?
-, on my hon my n.y.. little hon you're the one.
T hs%e ' such RG iSVln %' fs siaa@"S
Oh. baby, don't be deceivng
on. my hon oh. my hon oh my hon
Honey, won't you come to Tennessee?
have sat in small room for n whole afternoon
while no fewer than Ave members of publishing firm
sang that sort of thing in different KEYS. them
snapped his fingers and did ragme steps the hearth
rug. AS Iongfellow said OF the sea. might have
said OF writing "Ony those its dangers
comprehend its MYSTERY Longfelow, by tho way, was
only American poet who could wrlto six consecutive
lines without introducing tho words hon" baby"
Song of the married man with a $1,000 annual
wage "Spare that saaree! Thy tax shall harm
il not
Signs at contiguous theatres Help Wanted and
"Too Many Cooks
A film concern, It appears, IS going To put the
city's snow scenes in the III. p. houses our sug
gcstlon Is that they make time exposure.
Commissioner Tetherston might star in "'rhe King
Of the REMOVES
II ought TO make the White List. any way.
7. p \
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-03

Commissioners Fetherston might star in "fhe kinc
of the Removes
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-03

A film concern, It appears IS going to put tn
city's snow scenes in the III. p houses. Our sug
gcs,on Is that they make time exposure.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-03

Signs at contiguous theatres Help Wanted an,
"Too Many Cooks
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-03

Song of the married man with a $1,000 annual
wage "Spare that saaree! Thy tax shall harm
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-06-25
For Pianos see w. a. Miller.


Adv.
Mrs. John Parmenter arrived last
Saturday from Webster, and is visit
Ing at the home Of her husbands
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Par
menter.
The Circle sd" Ranch Wild
West show exhibited here last Fri
day. They did not succeed in
drawing q very large crowd, but
proba bly, all the show would war
rant. Ia the big tent the trapese
performance was very good, but
the riding WAS very tame for .
wild west performance. A mule
and q Texas steer were She chief
attractions Of the ring. The side
show performers seem to have
been q bunch of fakirs and short
change artists.