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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-14
WOMEN WITH THEIR HATS on
Why Didn'' They Vote for Order Ia
Color do? Asks an "Anti."

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: A letter In your edition OF thh
morning is devoted TO a disparagemen!
of the mother IN the home. Your CORE
spondent describes In detail what mother
hood did recently In Colorado with rs
Rat on" which consisted I'm marching TO
the Capitol and petitionng the Governor
10 send to tho President for federal
troops. because the state was unable 70
cope with the miners strike situation
But one purpose for which those sans
mothers had previously put on their hats
she omtted-yiz. 10 go out and elect the
Governor and other officials who permit
ted sush conditions 10 come about. II 10
notew, rthy that woman suffragists always
take sIl the credit for any laudable legis
lation or superiority OF conditions whsf'
ever their sex has the ballot, but for any
thing deserving OF blame they give all tas
credit 10 the other sex, or else reply thai
women can only do what men DO, whca
Is to vote.
Methinks our suffragist sisters woua
best be silent on the present state o.
affairs in Colorado, at the end OF twenu
years Of women's enfranchisement thefs
Ia view of their repeated boasts OF rs
benefits to the state.
ALICE EDITH ABELL
New York. May u. 1914
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-14
So Far So Good at Sandwich.

Uncle Sam usually enjoys little bette. than
average luck in sport. Just he considers that
congratulations IL order on the draw for the
British amateur golf championship. No two Of his
ten doughty competitors for the title are pitted
against each other In the first round, and not one
has drawn an opponent Of the strong hopes
CT Great Britain.
This should insure heavy American representa-
ton IL succeeding rounds and nelp to maintain the
intense interest in the tournament at Sandwich
already aroused both sides of the water At
last reports 2i2 entries, forty-two more than III
any previous year, had been recorded an ear
nest Of Engands determination to repel the In
vaders from France and the United States. These
242 arc to be reduced to two In seven rounds Of
match play and then these two, particularly II one
is an American are 20 provide an historic contest
for the championship There is q possibility, Of
course, with Francis Ouimet. Jerome Travers,
"Chick" Evans and seven other compatriots COM
petng, that both contestants IN the finals will be
Americans We rather hope, despite a perfectly
healthy patriotism that this Will not be the case.
May the international element continue to the very
end to make this tournament at Sandwich the most
interesting and exciting on recordl
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-14
THE "WILD WOMEN OF COLORADO
A Reader Views These Female Hordes
with Shudders.

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: In the Colorado news published In
yesterdays papers was the following
statement:
Unless Governor Ammons, within forty-
eight hours, answers the request OF a
committee OF women for action TO their
report on the Ludlow battle, charging
the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company
with responsibility, 5000 sunrasists VIII
march to the Capitol, invade the special
session of the Legislature, and camp on
the Capitol grounds until the Governor
does reply, so says Mrs. Alma '. Lar
ferty. ex-member of the Legislature.
What a striking evidence OF the logic
OF putting women into politics. and where
in does it differ in principle from the
antics and crimes of the so-called wild
women" the militants Cor rather the
malignants), In England? In both cases
1t is the determination to have their own
way regardless Of right or reason. in the
present instance by the intention to
overwhelm the state Capitol with female
hordes and force the Legislature to do
their bidding
And the question that naturally arises
is: who is looking after the bows and
girls belonging to these 5000 women. who
are ready 10 camp on the Capitol
grounds until the Governor does reply"
1t Is q sad outlook for Colorado and for
its coming generation. God help them
both. w q n
New York. May u. 1914
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-14
A Passing Seizure.

Spring as a season should be regarded as nature
period Of convalescence-a period In which her
health varies greatly from day to day, though
steadily improving In the last two days she mas
suffered a meteorological fit The attack began
with sneezing and coughing. followed by pro-
longed chill her temperature falling to point
below that recorded at this particular stage of her
annual recovery except on one occasion, twenty
years ago.
1t is interesting to note the symptoms In different
localities. Manchester, ~ H.. reports snowstorm'
followed by a heavy thunder shower. Pittsburgh
sends word Of an electrical storm, accompanied by
cyclone Michigan complains Of floods.
These lapses are particularly annoying to those
Of us whose engagements to make love to her they
cancel. They always pass however, leaving her a
bit more desirable if anything. Did she not scare
us occasionally in this period Of charming invalid
ism we should not realize we adored her so.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-14
The Disbursement of City Hall Park

Every word of the criticism of our civic centre,
City Hall Park. contained in letter printed in an
other column Is sober truth 1t is not pleasant 10
think how the city has neglected and abused this
important spot But only by just such plain reali-
cation Of the unpleasant truth we obtain i'm
provement
The Temporary" horror in It's eighth year,
extending the bridge terminal into the park, Is the
worst on the list And, very likely because of lts
devastating example, other smaller intrusons have
grown up Hope still exists that some day our
rapid transit experts will eliminate this structure
Let lis keep on prodding them and cursing the e1-
crescence to which delay has granted charmed
existence.
As for the smaller items, they should be reformed
and reduced to the lowest limits. The approaches
to the city's executive centre should certainly not
resemble either q county fair or subway con-
struction.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-14
The Polo Challenge Lived Up To.

1t is good news that the sporting spirit OF Eng
land has prevailed over counses Of confusion ana
that we again to English four at west
bury The glory Of last years matches is still fresh
in mind. The thrilling and spectacular contest is
one that can Ill be spared. even in such year OF
international wonders as the present
The four as now arranged Is by no means to DE
despised for all the conflict and hesitation that
have married its selection. In finally conserving 10
come Captain Oheape doubtless yields to the strong
est urging by British sportsmen. He adds great
individual strength to the Wimborne men, ana II
past quarrels can be forgotten and sound spirit
Of team play developed, our men Will unquesuon-
ably have their hands full.
The comments of British critics upon the com
plications which nearly ended the chances OF Hur-
lingham for the year make strange reading IN
American ears. Glass spirit and snobbshness have
occasionally played their part in American sports
especially at our colleges But our whole national
bent is strongly in favor Of letting the best man
have his chance that such rivalries and anmosltes
SIS disrupted Lord Wimbone's team are almost In
conceivable to us. Let us hope they will always
remain SO.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-14
DISFICURINC CITY HALL PARK
The Ugly Excrescences Should Be
Removed.


To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: The solemn spectacle presented
by the passage Of the nations dead be-
fore the City Hall on Monday morning
again directs attention TO the pitiful con-
dition of City Hall Park The bringing
OF the heroes OF Vera Cruz to tho city
Hall. there to receive the brief but ap-
propriate eulogy of the Mayor. was
natural and instructive expression OF the
place which the City Hall holds in the
public mind. II is the civic centre OF
New YORK;. 1t represents the headship
OF our great city. Here is focused the
sentiment of five and half million peo-
pie.
And vet at this place, which should be
beautiful and digniied and as expressive
as possible of our finest civic spirit
what do We seer In front of the City
Hall a broken and unsightly fountain;
beside II o big shed for the sale OF milk;
in the southwest corner Of the park two
unnecessarily large and ugly super
structures OF underground toilets; on
the south sidewalk a big, chimney-like
yentilator; east of the City Hall trees
propped up BY wire; thrusting out from
the Brooklyn Bridge over upon the park
sidewalk the unspeakable temporary"
excrescence, now some eight years old;
along tho park ratings. on space which
was not long ago cut OF from the lawn
for the accommodation Of the public.
fringe of bootblack and news stands;
along the Park paths on the north side
of the City Hall and elsewhere. the same.
At the present moment there are upon
the park sidewalks thirty-three stands
or structures for the sale Of newspapers,
flowers, milk and soda water and for
backing boots-not 10 mention numer-
Gus purveyors without stands. Last
Christmas. within the park limits, were
erected two stereopticon booths and two
screens. by means of which private
business concern advertised alternately
free lunch and its own and others
business.
II IL 70 be hoped that our new Park
Commissioner will not wait until the
Catskill Aqueduct is completed. or that
more remote period when the Angelina
Crane fountain may be finished. to begin
the remodelling of City Hall Park. Moro
people pass through or by this park
than any other in the city, and the daily
sight By third OF a million Of citizens
of It's abused and neglected condition,
right at the threshold Of the city gov
eminent, tends to drag down civic spirit,
as IT humiliates civic pride.
City Hall Park should be cleaned up
and remodellcd as a ceremonial civic
centre I'm leening with the heauty ~ H.
City Hall and tho dignity OF the city
itself. f. H.
New York. May i8. 1914.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-14
THE DIARY OF OUR OWN SAMUEL PEPYs.

Man 12.-Early awake, and dsgruntled to find II
a dark morning and cold. All the pubHck prints
filed with accounts of the trial. OF Becker, and yet
7 do find that few meet are talking about it. But
the story is that the courtroom was overcrowded
this afternoon, which seemeth to me the greatest
folly. Why should any be let enter save those that
do have real business there? TO the tennis-court
and PLAYED four sets with Sam'l Adams, and lost
them all. vet did not play badly neither He hath
too much skill for me- fear. Thence to the office
and so much TO do there that did not leave until
midnight.
13-Mistress Edith Whiffen TO breakfast, having
stopped with us the night. We did play some airs
together. upon my harmonicka and she upon the
planoforte which she doth with great yirtuoslty
To the city then, and played four games or Kelly
pool and won them all, and some silver with them.
Thence to the bapark, but found upon arrival there
that there was to be no game played, owing, they
said TO the cold and the wet field. Which meseemed
was absurd for, whilst the day was unpleasant yet
were there many to see the game, which feel sure
coud have been played. Eftsoons the publick over
Ieal too long, will lose their faith in the manage
ments of the baseball clubs, who will wonder what
is the matter To the office then for bit, but could
get nought written, with Edith and my wife 10
dinner at publlck and fair dinner too, and they
To see Ethel BARRYMORE and her uncle do "A Scrap
of Paper" and ! to the Office and finished my STINT
which am sorry for, as mislke cats in my house.
and in sooth, everywhere, being untrustwortny
beasts and stupid.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-14
THE CLEVELAND IDEA
Saving Daylight by Changing Clocks %
Laughed At.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: The idea that seems ID preyal
In Cleveland IS that by adopting the de'
vice OF setting the hands OF the CLOCK
one hour ahead IAN hour mors OF DAY
light in the late afternoon" would =
gained. which is. Of course. absurd
What this really means is that II .
business man wants 10 close his oh'e
a; p. m. instead of at 5. he is So Eile'
hound in his coiseryatism that be cam
rot do so unless by pushing ahead tAs
hands Of the clock he is able 10 ohen
himself into believing that he IS su"
closing his Office at 5.
Could there possibly be stronger
demonstration than this of slayish al
herence to outworn ancestral CONVEX.
tons connected with the ancient IKEA
calendar Of domestic habits? The ren''
edy for any inconvenience felt hy ths
use or Central time In Cleveland IS slrn'
ply and easily applied. and requires no
deception and no departure from the cor
rect principles OF time reckoning
yERITAs
New York. Nav IA 1874
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-14
THE TRINITY TENEMENTs
Why Are They Not Replaced by Mode
Structures

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: In the report Of the Tenement
House Commission re the Trinity tene'
ments. found In the Year Book for 1877
the suggestion is made that In cas-.
any of the houses are demolished The
corporation would do well TO build mode
tenements In their place. and we are tod
that ''the erection OF business premises
in place of the tenements would prove
Instantaneous to the community from
q social point of New" Trinity Cor
poration has paid 10 attention whatsc-
ever to this suggestion. but has tom
down hundreds OF the tenemonts ant
erected business premises on their sitss
thereby adding to the congestion on th'
lower West Sids OF the city, and add
uonal congest IN means at least three
things-an incI sased amount OF suffering
a higher death rate and a larger numbe
OF prostitutes
JOHN A. HANDFAST
New York. fay Is. 1914
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-14
To Enforce the Migratory Bird Law.

The Senate is to be congratulated on having re-
stored the Houses appropriation of $4,000 for en-
forcement Of the migratory bird law to the appro-
priation BILL To reduce the appropriation for this
purpose to $4,000 or $4,000. as the Committee on
Agriculture sought to do, would be TO spread the
money out so thin as to render it useless. No ade-
quate enforcement of the law possibly could result
This law is worth enforcing, not only from an
aesthetic but an economic view. 1t should protect
from wasting slaughter not only game birds, but
songbirds and insect eaters. The country will be
richer for such protection in beauty and in solid
countable dollars. For Congress to have nullified
this law. in effect. Withholding OF an adequate
appropriation would have done, would have been
notice TO the Canadian authorities that the treaty
now being worked out for bird protection by the
two countries was considered Of no moment here
The appropriation should be adopted and spent in
careful carrying out Of the laws purposes.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-14
The Food in The Package.

The federal net-weisht law. enforcement Of which
has Just been begun is similar to that Of this state
In its requirement that all containers of foodstus
shall be marked TO show the net weight or volume
OF their contents. It's benefit TO the consumers is
that II places the emphasis the quantity Of the
contents rather than the package. 1t requires
the manufacturer to give sixteen ounces Of sugar
rather than box OF sugar, or, ut least, TO state
exactly how much OF the commodity the box is
supposed to contain Ii offers opportunity lacking
before TO get back at the rascally merchant and the
thieying short-weight manufacturer.
In this state the system has given satisfaction.
There has been observable no general change In
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-14
THE ARMS OF MEXICAN REGULARS
Not Old Style, Inferior Weapons, Saw,
Reader.

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: In letter to your paper, dated at
Washington, d. c., April or {, your for
mer special correspondent in Mexico City
stated that the Mexican regulars were
armed with old style. inferior rifles
am told by an acquaintance, a resident
OF Mexico for thirty-five years, who is
himself gun crank" and who, in the
last three years. has seen thousands Of
troops, both Federal and rebel. that the
standard arm Of the Mexican Federal
army Is and has for number OF years
been the Mauser rifle. oalibre millimetres
which has slightly hatter trajectory
than the new United States Springfield
1.sS mlllimetres. and practically the same
extreme range OF about 5000 yards. With
battle sights UP Its range Is 800 yards.
Unfortunately. however. Carranza's
forces are not 90 well armed, for which
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-14
ELY FOR YOUR LlPEw
Refugees Who Criticise Are Called
Ungrateful.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: The Fly for your life" advice,
even If true, was the only sane advice to
give people miles inland IN a hostile and
half barbarous country where the COM
bined army OF the United States could
not reach Thorn for weeks. at which time
II IL reasonably certain there would
hav. been none left for rescue Under
tho plan adopted these people have all
been given time 10 escape, and, judging
from some lurid newspaper accounts are
so ignorant and ungrateful that they are
cussing the government heads who saved
them from murder. Such people can
hardly be worth the trouble or saving
as they certainly have proved they are
not desirable citizens. II the remarks at
tributed to them are true. Others WHO
have refused to take the advice OF seek
ing the protection of their own govern
ment are facing certain murder shoulu
IL finally he necessary 70 proclaim war
but this cannot be charged against
Washington. should It come TO pass.
Cr,ticising the Cabinet as being infe-
rior to any preceding body seems to be
a favorite pastime with people VINO
would hardly be able to sit in Judgment
over n village tax assessment. One can
20 to the ether end OF the earth and
hear the name Of our Secretary or State
spoken in terms of admiration and APP
prevail. The masses OF the people have
much to be thankful for when they know
they have an administration at Wash
ington which IS not moved by jingoism
and moneyed interests, but considers the
lives and prosperity Of the nation as OF
paramount value. 0. Il. METTS.
New York, May IL. 1914.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-14
The Health of an Army of Invasion in
MexicO

General Gorgas contributes an optimistic discus
sion of army sanitation In the current Engineering
Record" He does not take up Mexican conditions
in detail His article relates in more general terms
TO the safeguards which will be taken in the event
of an invasion Of a tropical country" But the
facts cited bear prophetically upon the invasion
which the army now considers inevitable.
In our war with Spain, he points out, we were
without training or experience in camp sanitation
In the tropics The lessons Of 1916 had been for
gotten. The new developments of preventive medi-
cine were still incomplete. Since then much has
happened Our own disasters in Cuba and the
home camps awakened the army authorities Also
the officers and enlisted men learned by sad ex-
perience the vital necessity of hygiene.
The resulting Improvement was well illustrated
in the Texan camps of recent years, where as
many as ten thousand men lived for year at a
time with sick rate lower than at the average
post Education of the individual soldier is at the
bottom Of such record. Unless the enlisted man
understands the urgency Of not drinking polluted
water and of protection against insect bites It is
futile to hope for immunity from plaques. On this
point the Spanish war veterans can do good work
IN educating their comrades. For the new recruits
there viii be constant training and instruction
The list Of medical discoveries is striking one.
The anti-typhoid incubation is expected to make
repetition of the twenty thousand typhoid cases of
1898 impossible So, too, with the prevention of
yellow fever, now old story through the miracles
wrought at Panama. Methods of purifying water
hare also undergone considerable improvement.
Last Of ALL and most important, we must add the
army has in General Gorgas the ideal man to take
the knowledge of the last decade and make it
count The record OF disease avoided and lives
saved will not be ono of the smaller glories Of any
war Of invasion In "a tropical country"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-14

trade customs Of preparing packing articles. but
there has been n feeling on the part Of customers
that they had protection and means Of redress FOR
injury which insured good faith the part of those
who packed the foodsturs. Extension Of the sys-
tenn to the broad field Of Interstate commerce ana
attention to the enforcement of the law by federal
authorities as well as state authorities here VIII
keep the consumer pretty well assured that he's
getting what he pays for.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-14
An Forum
LIE AOAONlIN Public Debate

reason, together with the difficulty expe-
rienced prior to the lifting OF the embargo
last winter. tho rebels were at a great
Huerta-
The Carranzistas are only too glad TO
get anything. from a blunderbuss to n
Springfield, that will shoot; but the Win
chester 5000 Is their favorite.
&c. LOCKE
Monticello, N. Y, May Ii, 1914
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-14
The Spfingtime Kipling.

rBcing sussex" II might appear 70 y m. whose
thoughts were lightly turning1
God gives all men all maids to love
But since mans heart fs small,
Ordalns for each one girl shall prove
Beloved over all
Each to his choice and rejoice;
The one who fell TO me
Is a rare queen-a right fair queen
Yea, Chubbins-Thou art che!
JACK.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-14
The Coming Toever
Tn. First and Last Lines Are Brownlns's

The years at the spring,
And Jacks on the stand;
Oh, hear the bravado
That Huerta has hurledl
Sinclairs are awning
All over the land.
What's from Colorado!
Ais right with the world
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-14

Mr. Manton read from OF Roses many new" We
naner articles which purported to give facts OF VA
underworld in which II was stated tnat ne TO
named a building committee and that all i's mn,
hers were "g1inmen" hired by RosenthaL Whs s
questioned closely by Mr. Manton, Rose salu ire
ala not write all Of the underworld articles uespte
~ fac+ that his name placed over all the
arttcIes that appeared.-From the story or yester-
days trial.
Speaking OF journalistic misdemeanors' IL Is "o''e
than a misdemeanor for newspaper TO print Sun
1t knows the man signing it did not write eve"
If It is only baseball stuff.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-14

Germany has received eighteen Nobel prizes.
France fourteen and the United States one. Does
this prove anythIng?" asks OF the Globe letter
writer's II proves that thirty -three Nobel prizes
have been awarded. whatever that proves.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-14
az course. as everybody knows, Mr.

OF course, as everybody knows. Mr.. Hearst IS 'he
laborer's frend-here stop your giggling that ISM
the joke-but until G. W. r. observed the Evening
Journal printing Sunrise, 4:43 a. m; sunset. 'Io
a m.." he wasn't sure that Mr.. Hearst was for the
21S-hour day
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-14

Sir: Our est. stenog, who by the way is taking
correspondence courses in worthy language,
writes: land trust you will not let this interfere
with our heretofore present relations" Which may
be the means Of landing first through an error.
II. X.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-14

"Trying TO get on an Eighth Avenue car and seth
street about D. m may not he safe sport" postal
cards Virginia "but It keeps out in the o. "a
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-14

Perhaps It is right for baseball arrangements to
dissemble their love for the paying public but why
do they Kick them downstairs?