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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-27

The old songs that Harrgan and Hart
made famous a generation ago were re-
vived last night when the Ned HarriGan
Club was formed and held its first dinner
IN the Teutopia Assembly Rooms, No. ljS
Third avenue
Two hundred solid men of the days
when the "Mullgan Guards were better
than the tango. stuck green caubeens on
their heads and set out to keep the mem
Dry OF Ned Harrigan alive. And along
about midnight, what with Mrs. Brady's
Piano Fortay' and "Patrick's Days Pa
rade" shouted over German orchestra
tolerated for the occasion. twas no good
place for an Orangeman.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-27
Perkins Not Being Consid-
ered-WOOds Out of Race
Mayor Is Satisfied.
M'KAY TO STAY
IS PREDICTION
Mitchell Names Board of Review
to Pass on Applications for
Rehearing of Dismissals.
PERKINS IS SORRY
POLICE BILLS FAILED

George w Perkins sent the follow
ing telegram 10 The Tribune from
stuart. Fla. last night in reply 10
request for his opinion on the defeat OF
the police bills
regard the failure Of the Legs
Iature to pass the police bills as
most unfortunate, both for the cit'-
zens of New York and the police
force Itself.
Under present conditions no man
can organize and conduct the Po-
lice Department in a manner salts
factory to the city; neither can he
command the confidence Of the de-
partment, do justice to the many
GOOD men in it, or inspire the lead
ership so necessary to highest order
Of efficiency and success.
GEORGE w. PERKINS.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-27
No Dancing Lessons for Him.

Vernon Castle. a tango teacher. paid a
S5 fine and offered to teach the patrolman
VINO arrested him all the latest steps after
he was arraigned in the Yorkville court
Yesterday for speeding. The court ac-
cepted his s25. but the patrolman refused
his offer Of tango lessons.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-27
Death by Gas Ends Chair Nap.

Mrs. Fanny Schlessnger, sixty-hve
years old. fell asleep as she sat reading
the Bible Yesterday in her home, No. 2i4
East I'd street Her foot disconnected a
gas pipe and she never awoke. Neighbors
called an ambulance from Bellevue Hos
pital but Mrs Schlessinger was dead.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-20
TALKSY
William Brady,M.D
Why Is the Board of Health?

The smaller and more provincial the
town, the greater and more officious
the board of health. Go into any coun-
try village of a few hundred serious
souls and you will find the board of
health quarreling with itself or the
village board or the people a good
share of the time-and right over the
fence in the lot behind the village
hall you will probably see a large
pile of garbage breeding flies or stag
nant pools breeding mosquitoes.
Our greatest cities have long since
dispensed with the burden of a board
of health. Nowadays health admins
tration is getting down to a scientific
business. It is no longer a matter of
socalled sanitary plumbing and sup
pressing alleged nuisances. but rather
sustained fight against the live and
ubiquitous carriers of disease germs
This business demands expert knowl-
edge layman knows nothing about
it. Therefore, how can a layman
serve TO any advantage upon a board
of health? He cannot. Then why
bother with a board of health at all?
Why not appoint health commission
er and put it up to him to run the
health department, like any manager
would run a large business enterprise?
That is just what every progressive
town is doing.
We quote a familiar newspaper
item:
1.-THE Board of Health met last eve
ming. Reports were read by the
health officer. The city health condi-
tons are excellent. The board was
addressed by Attorney j. Jones, rep
resenting certain property owners
who had been ordered to install suit
able water connections in some tene-
ment buildings. Attorney Jones asked
an extension of time. The board
granted the extension"
And so it goes from month to
month. Now IL those water con-
nections were necessary as a pre-
caution OF public health. what pos
sible excuse has the board for Eek |
tending the time? II the time can
be extended another month or two. !
IL stands to reason that the order |
was superfuous in the first place
or else the board doesn't know Just |
exactly why the order was issued.
Attorney Jones clients may imag. /
inc the board OF health comes in /
handy at times. But nevertheless |
they ought TO know that the board /
in its magnanimity. confers the !
favor OF delay only as a matter OF :
courtesy and not for the benefit OF
the public health.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-20

Federal. state and city authorities
are now actively cooperatin in ILL
nois to put an end to the illegal traffic
in rotten eggs. From evidence al
ready gathered, there seems to be u
definite market in Chicago for riots
and spots" at $500 a case of 80 dozen.
In consequence. rots and spots from
all over the surrounding country have
been coming into Chicago in large
numbers. In the past. the delay nee
essary to secure authorization from
Washington to make the seizures I'M
der the federal food and drugs act has
proved a serious handicap in breaking
up the traffic. With the cooperation of
the state authorities. however. this
delay is now largely obviated. Under
the detention section of the state law
governing this matter. state inspect
ors are able to hold suspicious ship
ments for examination and further in
vestigation.
The state authorities being on the
SPOT are able to act with great prompt
ness. In this way not only are seiz-
ures made possible. but the necessary
steps toward criminal prosecution are
also facilitated. One of the firms in
Chicago handling these bad eggs has
already been tried by a state court
and found guilty. Shipments of bad
eggs are also being reported to the
authorities in Chicago by federal, state
and city inspectors in other states, in
order that these eggs may be traced
to their ultimate destination.
Although there is a certain demand
for iuedihlP eggs for technical Dur-
poses, such as tanning leather, most
of the rots and spots that reach Chi
cago are first broken and frozen, and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-20
BUTTING IN.

Those people, including Colonel
Roosevelt. who conceive it to be the
duty of this country to butt in" to the
European war. if for no other purpose
than the utterance of a protest. are
sufficiently answered by the solemn
reservation made by the American
plenipotentiaries when they signed the
terms of The Hague peace convention
in 1907. That reservation was as fol-
lows: Nothing contained in this
convention shall be so construed as to
require the United States to depart
from its traditional policy of not in
truding upon. interfering with or en-
tangling itself in the political ques-
tions of policy or internal administra-
ton of any foreign state"
A departure from the time honored
policy enunciated above is not called
for now. however much we may de-
plore the continuance of the terrible
conflict in Europe. observes the
Quincy Journal. No good can come of
American meddling and much harm
might follow. When the time for peace
comes the United States will be in all
the stronger position TO help in bring
ing it about by refraining from prema-
ture suggestions or futile protests.
Peace is not to be achieved by our
merely voicing a wish for it. and a
lasting peace cannot come until the
nations involved in warfare have gorg-
ed themselves TO sickness on the blood
of each other. AS individuals we
may protest all we please against the
futility and barbarity of the strug-
pie. As a nation we can save our
selves from unpleasant complications
and eventually serve the world better
by maintaining a discreet silence at
this stage of the war
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-20
Problems of the Feeb1e-Minded

When legitimate methods of social
inquiry and scientic investigation
take the place of superficial observa-
ton. which is now becoming the case
regarding the treatment of mentally
defective children, it may be assumed
solved to the mutual satisfaction of all
interested. II has been generally
thought that an experienced observer
can distinguish the feeble-minded
from the normal by certain marked
signs or tests. In a recent study by
Karl Person. contrary evidence is Of
fered by groups of photographs show
types OF children of the same age. The
observer will have difficulty in determ-
lining which of the children shown are
the mentally defective. Pearson takes
issue with many other workers in the
field of eugenics regarding the differ
entiation between the normal, feeble
minded or the mentally backward.
The Importance of a correct determi-
nation of these various classes for
purposes OF segregation and the pro-
lection of society can hardly be over
estimated, and yet there are lacking
truly scientific studies necessary to
determine these problems. It is nee
essary to learn to what extent the
mentally defective class is produced
by Inheritance. improper environ
ments, or from poisoning of the paren-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-20
THE LESSON OF THE WAR.

That the United States has merely
a hollow shell of a military organiza-
ton. one which would be totally in
adequate to cope with the armed
forces OF any other first class power
on earth or to take the offensive
against even a minor nation is made
clear In the report submitted by Gen
eral W. w. Wotherspoon. who has
just retired as chief of the general
staff of the army. As is pointed out
in this report II is of the utmost i'm
portance that something be done to
meet the situation.
II Is true that the size. wealth and
prestige Of this nation would serve to
oveTawe most foreign powers. at least
sufficiently TO prevent them from at
tempting any invasion of this CONT
nent. IL may be also. as many believe,
that the present war will result I'm a
general agreement 20 cut down mill
tary ornaments. maintaining merely
an International police sufficient to
hold balance OF power over such
countries as do not see At TO Join In
the arrangement.
However. the day when war will he
no more has not yet arrived. as events
OF the last few months all over the
world too clearly have shown. and
the United States must be I'm posItion
\ TO assert fits place among nations.
II furthermore, the very benefits
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-20

tai system. Although there exists
numerous Investigations of the hered-
ity of mental defects. there seems to
be lacking adequate anthropometric
measurements of the feeble-minded
compared with controlled series of
normal children, as well as psyche
metric studies and a purely scientific
investigation of the factors of heredity
and environment. The settlement of
these questions cannot come from the
physician alone nor will the social in
vestigator be able to determine it.
From our present knowledge we are
not able to segregate all the feeble
minded. Although a mental test may
strain off 20 or 80 per cent of the So
called feeble-minded, beyond that
point it is not reliable What are need
ed are tests of self-control, of emo
tons, of feelings and relation to social
duties; in other words, tests of moral
judgment. Until this type of investi-
CATION is adopted, segregation of the
personal equation of the investigator.
These problems, says The Journal of
the American Medical Association, are
vital and affect every community
They are not alone the care of the
but of all persons. The
however, must be able to
determine early the need of help when
it exists and be able to direct the proper
procedure to better the conditions.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-20

man pathetically.
Shes to hum with the kids r,,
am tryin' to make enough az e. -ase
to keep 'em alive" yep
Tell me whar I kin find be-
her big wrong when / told No. vac q
shouldn't marry man I had sue
seen. Her mother has been poos, k hese'
broken since she went away ana .sail
for her all the time" p'nin
The court business stood ,.,u
this dialogue was in progress ~, lille
it had come to this point the pros Len
ing attorney said: "
Your honor. have no oh,eo4.
this man taking the witness etc.,
clear up what has evidently ~. "
mistake. But since he is a iurvm.-
must be excused as such" W
A new juryman was found ana -
stranger took the witness stand -
told pathetic story Of how ri. -.
daughter. who was a schoolts.
across the international line. had -.
ten that she was going to MARI -.
Tom Barker, young farmer who ~.
trying to pay for farm he had bon,t.
mostly on credit Her father obsee.
ed TO the match on the ground Of ~,
erty and tried to stop her by tellD,
her that If she persisted in the matt.
she would never again be welcomss
home. From that day be had new,
seen or heard from her Then be b,ok.
down and wept
Handkerchiefs appeared all over IN.
courtroom
Your honor" said the LAWYER wbo
had the prisoners case in charge .tbi,
is evidently case of mistaken idan,,.
ty. The man the police is looking tor
is very different person from IN.
prisoner. l move that the case be dIs.
missed"
The judge. who noticed that tba
sympathies of all were with the Door
farmer and his son-in-law, consented
and the case was taken Off the docket
Then the farmer went up to his son.
in-law, put out his hand and told him
how sorry he was that he had taken
such harsh measures with his daugb.
ter. But" he added, "Tve sold the
farm for a good price, and I've come
down yere to buy another. Well set.
tie among these good people, work the
farm together, and when Pm gone
Mahuldy shall have it. Meanwhile
there's plenty for all of u.s."
Half a dozen persons gathered
around the speaker, all having farms
they would sell-just TO have him set.
tie among them-but he said the first
thing he would do was to go to his
daughter Then he would come back
and look at the properties for sale. BE
left with his son-in-law, and neither Of
them returned. The son-in-law was
the crook the police were after, and
the father-in-law was another, the two
having long worked their games to-
Cefher. -->------r-s- ~ = 2 h.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-20

The case of the people against Jacob
Severance. or Edward Todd. or num-
Der Of other names which might be
applied to the prisoner, was called.
The prosecuting attorney expected to
prove that he was the notorious Jake
Severance who had committed any
number of confidence games and was
the slickest operator in that line in
america. The trial was TO come off in
the county seat. where he had been
captured working as a farmland to
escape those who were after him. 1t
was at the height of the haying sea-
son, and the farmers were all endeav-
oring to get in their crops before the
next rain. Consequently there was
difficulty in making up a jury, for
whenever a man had a valid excuse
for not serving he awaited himself of
it. Finally the panel stuck at the
twelfth juryman.
A farmer entered the courtroom and
looked about him with that wild glance
common among countrymen who find
themselves in an unfamiliar position.
"Is this yere reel estate offis?" he
asked.
NO, it's a courtroom" replied the
sheriff.
"Ohi 1 thort it was a reel estate
offs. I want to buy farm"
do you belong about hereT'
mo. / come from Canada. 1 got
tired Twin under the British flag, and
1 want to git property yere."
II say, my friend, how would you
like to help US out as juryman? You
will get dollar day for sitting still
and doing nothing"
Il don't know nothin' about juries;
never sot on one"
The farmer was persuaded, and the
jury was complete. When the prison
err was brought forth for trial he cast
a sweeping glance over the twelve anx-
ious1y.
The man from Canada seemed I'M
easy in finding himself in jury box
and kept looking about him here and
there as If he feared something awful
was about to be sprung upon him.
Jacob Severance, you are accused
off,
'1 amt Jacob Severance; I'm Tom
Barker"
The farmer juryman at this was seen
to start
Where do you hail from"
Ontario, Canada"
The farmer arose from his seat, look
ed fixedly at the prisoner and said:
rs you the Tom Barker that run
away with my darter?"
81 run away with gal named Bar
ker. but never seen her dad"
"Mathildy Barker?"
Yes, my wife's names Mathildy."
"Whar'S my darter?" asked the old !
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-20
PREVENTION OF DISEASE.

In a recent issue OF the health re-
ports issued by the surgeon general OF
the federal public health service APP
pears a discussion of the need for the
prevention of disease among workers
in the industries.
The economic loss from preventable
illness among workers is very large. II
was stated in a memorial addressed
to President Taft by the first national
conference on industrial diseases in
1910 that there occurred annually in
this country some 100000 cases of
illness ahong workers. occasioning an
economic loss of $4,000, 100000. This
statement is doubtless somewhat ex-
aggerated. but there is ample evidence
for supposing that the economic loss
from illness is very high. In Germany
il has been found that the average an
nuaI loss on account of illness among
workers is about 9 days in the case
OF males and about II days in the
case of females. y large part of this
loss is preventable.
A very effective method for reduc-
ing this loss from illness is the medical
supervision of workers. Present in
terest in medical supervision had its
origin in the safety first" movement
which is now spreading so widely over
the country. This safety movement
has served to concentrate the atten-
ton of the industrial world in a way,
possible in no other manner, on the
importance of health in the abstract.
II has caused an extension of meas
ures. originally intended only TO pre-
vent accidents, so that they will also
serve to prevent disease.
Any system of medical supervision
for workers would include the follow
ing points:
/. Physical examination of work
ers.
2. Careful records of the physical
examinations.
g. Prevention of communicable dis
eases among workers.
T. Education of workers in meth
DDS OF keeping well.
5. First aid and medical attention,
and
6. Prevention OF occupational dis
eases.
The introduction OF systems of med
ical supervision will be OF incalcula-
BILE benefit TO the Industries. because
by them the efficiency OF the individ-
ual will be very greatly increased, the
occurrence OF disease along workers
will be secured. Practical recommen-
dations for the Improvement of the
health # Industries can be made on
the data secured by the physical SUI
pervision as a basis.
II medical supervision of workers
were general. the enormous annual
economic loss due TO preventabIe i'll.
ness would largely disappear.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-20

Paris Correspondence of the Asso
papers telling of the great battles be
| ing waged about so miles north OF
Paris, and if there were little more
| life TO be seen on the boulevards, no
one would realize that the nation was
at war. There is no excitement, and
little anxiety is observable in the
faces one sees on the streets. Those
who have always thought that of the
French people as eXcitable would be
surprised to see how calmly and re-
signedly they await the fate of the
nation Without the habitual roar of
the traffic, Paris has assumed the as
pect of a prolonged Sunday.
Since the enactment of the ordi-
nance prohibiting the crying of news
papers, one sees vendors silently hold
ing forth their wares. All have small
headlines; large ones have been out
lawed.
1t is only the government automo-
biles, with their horns and unmuffled
exhausts, filled usually with officers
and soldiers, which one has to avoid
while crossing the streets, as all civ
ilian vehicles go at limited speed,
new and pleasing arrangement for
Paris.
1t is impossible to go far outside the
gates of the metropolis without meet
ing companies of soldiers Sentries
are stationed at every cross-road, lit
tie bridge, railroad switch, and station.
To roll eI
take pleasure in challenging the cas-
ual passer-by. If he has his identif-
cation papers all in order. they plead
for news, tobacco, and a moments con-
versation.
Singing Soldiers" is what the
French infantrymen have become
Along the dusty country road may be
seen smaS detachments, marching
about without any notion of where
they are going, or what small part in
the big drama they are playing. Some
cheerful spirits always start the regi-
ment marching song to make the long
steep hill seem less steep and the tire
less march less disagreeable
Correspondence of the AS
sociated Press) Poor dramatic ar
lists unqualified for roles in the thea |
tire of war are among those who feel |
most the rigors of martial law. One |
of the baritones of the Opera Comique |
is driving a taxicab. Others have /
been driven TO seek the most mental |
occupations. During the first days of |
the war many of these artists were /
allowed to sing in the streets. and
really good artists were heard In the /
courts of apartment buildings, but on
account OF the crowds they drew this
means of eking out an existence was
forbidden.
One familiar with the night life of
Paris would hardly seek patriotic emoA
ions at that music hall to which the
'Can-can" gave a certain notoriety,
md yet this place until recently closed
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-20

which will come to this country as
result of this war carry with them an
increased responsibility. AS our trade
grows and our financial system eX-
pands we will be in greater and great
er danger Of coming in conflict with
other powers. the jealousy of which
we cannot fail to arouse.
The United States wants no war
and will take every honorable pre-
caution to avoid it, but circumstances
may arise which will make at least a
show of force necessary to preserve
our national self respect.
More attention should be given to
craftsmanship and to military train
ing for the young men of the country
There should be a sufficient nucleus
always ready for service around which
an army of reasonable propositions
can be built in a short time. suffi-
cient number of officers should be
kept in training to command force
which can cope with the armies of the
nations whose interests may conflict
with ours.
More important still. the United
States must keep abreast of the times
in the mechanical equipment for its
fighting forces. Its navy must not be
allowed to run down, its air craft must
be maintained at highest efficiency, its
explosives must be as powerful as
those of any other nation and its guns
must shoot as far and as accurately
as any.
Even II the United States has an
inadequate standing army and militia
there must be kept always on hand
sufficient equipment to supply a large
force and keep It in the field for
period of months. II is possible to de-
velop soldiers in a short time but 1t
takes time TO manufacture weapons
and other paraphernalia of war and
in this. at least. there is no excuse for
being unprepared.