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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-25
Don't Miss the Police Games!

ANY person who desires to have an IN
teresting and exciting holiday and at the
same time make contribution to a
worthy cause should not fail to attend the
police games on Saturday at the Brooklyn
Jockey Club track. They will afford a
chance to see the bluecoats in athletic
contests. in marvellous feats Of horseman-
ship and in some Of the more unusual
and picturesque phases of police work
which rarely come to the notice of the
ordinary citizen.
The proceeds of these games, which are
TO be repeated on July 8, go to the Honor
Roll Relief Fund-that is, they are applied
for the benefit of widows and orphans Of
members of the department killed in the
performance of their duty. A policeman's
salary is not big one. The relief which
comes from this fund is sometimes badly
needed. This city is coming to have con-
fdence and pride in its police force, and
the force as it is working to-day merits
that. Here is an opportunity for citizens
to display good will toward their police
protectors in very practical way. For
the sake of the latter it is to be hoped
that the gate receipts will be handsome.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-25

Jensen, young Dane, arrived in New York
one year ago. He went to Delaware County
TO find work, was arrested December s, 1914,
for highway robbery, by the Sheriff Of Della
ware County. The young man was in Brook
Ign on the day of the robbery and had wit
nesses to prove it, When the examination
came up before the magistrate the complain
ing witness had disappeared. Accordingly,
Christensen was held till complainant could
be found | learned of the case through
the editor of "Nordlyset," and wrote the au-
thorties. On May 10 Christensen was dis
charged from custody, the complaining wit
ness refusing to testify. Christensen had
no money, could not speak English and is
a stranger. He is absolutely innocent. In
1885, when l was an immigrant, | was ar
rested and held for three days because the
policeman could not understand my English
Concluson-a public defender is needed.
LOUIS HOGREFE.
Brooklyn, June 16, 1915.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-25
INSTRUMENTATION.

Charities Commissioner Kingsbury is not
the first municipal or state official to ex-
coed his appropriation, and he probably
won't be the last. He ought to be, though.
No matter how important the work OF the
individual official may seem, no matter
Row great the emergency, no matter how
fine his motives, it is lawbreaking, even
if only a technical case, to spend money
which his department hasn't got. More
than that, such zeal inevitably leads TO
state of confusion in the administration
of the public's affairs which is bound to
be serious and may easily become dam
gerous.
In the present instance Mr.. Kingsbury
has let the city in for debts amounting to
5000 900 more than was apportioned to
his department in the budget The debts
will have to be paid. The Charities Com
missioner says that the expenditures were
necessary to care for the poor; the Con-
troller says most of the money went for
supplies and equipment which weren't
needed or used to meet any emergency.
1t seems pretty we'll established that no.
body would have starved or frozen to
death if this money hadn't been spent
spent when it didn't exist, spent when
proposal to issue revenue bonds to raise
it hadn't even been considered.
Mr.. Kingsbury is an intelligent and en-
thusiastic official. He let his enthusiasm
run away with his Intelligence. If every
other department head were to do what
he did-spend 100000 more than was
allotted to his department-municipal
finances would be in a state of chaos, the
Controllers accountants would be in a state
of frenzy and the public would be in a
state of revolt. Important as the Chart
ties Department is, and fine as its work is,
it is, after all, only one phase of the city's
activities, which has to be properly re-
lated to all other phases of municipal
work. The city, Of course, will have to
meet the debts its Charities Commissioner
has incurred. But Mayor Mitchell should
see that this impulsive member of his
official family is properly disciplined for
what is no small breach Of propriety and
constitutes serious official shortsightedness
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-25
WHY BULGARIA HESITATES'
A Greek Explanation of the Mace
DOMAIN Problem.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
! Sir: After careful reading of Mr.. TONIC
noff's letter, which appeared in The Tribune
to-day, entitled "Why Bulgaria Hesitates:
She Wants Macedonia, Not What Greece
Wants to Give Her." answer, "Greece shall
give nothing to Bulgaria, because nothing be-
longs to Bulgaria on the Greek side"
Among your correspondents statements |
notice that since the Greeks occupied Mace
donia they have been carrying on campaign
OF determination, and as evidence he refers to
the travellers in the Balkans suppose MIR.
Tonjonoff forgot to write the names of those
travellers. Let me say that we have
heard nothing of any Greek determination
since the Greek reign in Macedonia, such as
those that took place by the Bulgarian Cont
tatzis (irregulars) during the Turkish rule IN
the end of the last century. Why should the
Greeks extermnate their brethren?
Your correspondent claims that his coun-
try has only desire to liberate her children
in Macedonia But will he allow me TO ask
what children? Has his country many chill
dren in the Greek Macedonian cities of Ca
valla, Serras, Drama, Castoria, as well as in
MODHSllE Leu me clHpHdblNdAlg soy ''"S
the populations of the leading cities with
the exception of Salonica, which has ma
jority of Jews, and some gypsy Bulgarian
Villages, which are the nests of the patriotic
Bulgarian Comitatzis) in Greek Macedonia
are Greeks. | am not alone in saying this,
for almost every American and European cor
respondent and traveller admits it,
As a matter of fact let us consider the
Greek election of last Sunday. Not one Bull
garian Deputy elected in Macedonia for the
Athens Chamber Where then, is the Bull
garian population of Greek Macedonia? Per-
haps Mr.. Tonjonof will say that the Greek
authorities compelled the Bulgarians to vote
for the Greek Deputies, but we have heard
nothing like that either in the one or the
other continent. There are Bulgarans IN
Macedonia, but in no comparison with the
Greeks in Greek Macedonia, as well as in the
town of Xanthi and Thrace, Cayalla, Serras
and Drama, which the Bulgars (call them
Tartars, it sounds better claim will remain
Greek at any cost, not only because that IS
the will of Hellenism, but, above all, the
desire of their inhabitants, that have kept
their language and the traditions Of the
Greek race during the dark ages. Besides, it
is unnecessary to describe the sacrificed
blood of so many young men of the Greek
country in order to give them the so anxious
ly expected fresh air of liberty.
| also beg to call the attention Of your
readers to Mr. Tonjonoff's claim that only
his countrymen crushed the Ottoman Empire.
H. does not mention the assistance of the
Serbians in Adrianople, and the Greek fleet
that enabled them to have a door in the
Mediterranean Sea. No doubt your CORE
spondent is an ardent Bulgarian patriot, but
how inaccurate his statements are!
ARISTOTLE VI. MACHELAS.
New York, June 20, 1915.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-25
Trucking to Voodooisni.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Apropos of your editorial squp 4,
rarding the christening" Of the ArizOn1,'
il not pertinent to inquire why this psshi,
ceremony should DC regarded as indispehso.,i,,
to the launching of a government vea rs.
The special objection to champagne IS o'
cult to understand, as a prohbitonis1 sH.s',
find only qualification in the Smashing =
bottle containing liquor and the 'hlOs. .,
away Of its contents. But, wine OF Voc "SS,
what but medieval fetichism ana h'
superstition is involved in the periorna" =,
No rational or even sane human oeins
imagine that breaking a bottle OF any -
of LIQUID over the bow of vessel can 80 80.
else even the faintest effect on ner oess ,.,,
and official catering 20 the ridiculous 49,:
who think otherwise is certainly unoeeos-s.;.
10 the nation, as much so as the sups a.,
tious avoidance of Friday as Launching 49,, 80.
or as the omission OF the number 70
downtown Chicago streets BY an isaoi ~,
superintendent of street numbering. -,
noint in the twentieth century Is al
time that official trucking to voodoO's"
like idocy be ended? rov n
''"' 'N'V'' JAMES F. MORTON IN
New York, June II, 1915.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-25
Ants.

To the Editor of The Tribune
Sir: As to Kidding ones garden of ants,
bisulphuret of carbon will do the work. Its
fumes are deadly TO the life of ants and
many other insects. 1t can be procured in
one-pound tin cans from any good drug
store, as we'll as in most seed stores. With
an iron rod, cane or stick make hole six
or eight inches deep in the ants nest and
into it pour one tablespoonful of the fluid
and then tramp the soil over it. 1t had bet
ter be used when the soil is fairly dry and
not waterlogged. If the nest is large more
than one mole can be used. | generally make
them about one foot apart
Caution-This fluid is very infammable
(but not explosive) and will flash from the
heat in the soil if that be up to 100 de-
grees Fahrenheit. A spark from pipe or a
cigar will fash it,
As rule but one application of the fluid
is required in any one year. | have used it
successfully for more than thirty years.
Chicago, June Is, 1915. JNO. A. DAY.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-25
Victor Emmanuel III.
From The Hnnchcsfer Guardian

from The Manchester GHdrddn.J
King Victor Emmanuel III is a curious mix
ture Of the democratic instincts which he
inherited from Savoy and the strict training
of military governors, whose authority over
him a boy is said to have surpassed that
welded by King Edwards mentors. The ira
dition of the Savoyard kings has been rather
that of cheerful bluffness than of dplo-
matte skill, but in the case of the present
king fairly long tenure Of throne more
secure than that held by his father and
grandfather and the modifying influences OF
Rome have formed a more courtly bearing
Yet he does seem TO have inherited that
genius for ceasing to be the king in order
TO become the man and the brother. King
Victor, fiercely moustached if of few inch s.
moves like thunderbolt across country when
news comes of any of those manifestations OF
natures restlessness which torment the peo-
pie of the peninsula. He arrives by motor
and is at once "all over" the stricken dis
trict. That counts q good deal.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-25

proval and good will of the voters in this
city. There has been long fight here to
Gust the coroners-a fight arising out OF
countless proofs Of their lamentable IN
fitness, the ludicrously unscientifc work
Of their office, the actual rottenness and
corruption which seemed inseparable from
the operation Of the system and the waste
and expense of it all.
That fight was won, though at the cost
Of enduring all the evils until the present
ircumbents of she Office serve out their
terms and a better method Of handling
sudden and violent deaths needing inves-
tigation has been put into operation. If
other communities are satisfied with their
coroners. and want them, they may retain
them under the present law. No con-
ceivable reason exists for changing the
constitution so that this city must have
thrust upon it again the system which it
has repudiated
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-25
Mosquitoes.

New York is reasonably familiar with
that species Of domestic drama which has
been aptly termed scandals in the lives
of mosquitoes" 1t has frequently in the
past taken sides for and against the prin-
ciples involved, to the temporary initiation
of their vaudevillian value. But never
before, so far as our recollection goes, has
it divided over the guilt or innocence of
the real mosquito. Can this be a natural
development of the former controversial
designations, the sort of paresis which
follows this sort of excess?
The point at issue, apparently, is
whether the mosquito Of Kings and Queens
actually crosses the East River in the
dead O. night to gorge himself upon the
naughty feshpots of Manhattan, or stays
quietly at home, content with the domes-
ITCHY of the Borough of Homes, with the
modestly protected ankle and implanted
cheek which flourish meath the broad
leafed rubber tree. AS a matter Of fact,
no defence used TO be offered to the accu-
sation that he was bold, bad rover of
forbidden territory-the Manhattanite
swore TO meeting him at various rendez-
vous on these shores, and the humbled,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-25
Patent Medicines Win.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: Fortunately readers of The Tribune
are pretty well aware that patent medicines,
like certain kinds of raincoats and gentle
mems lids, are not necessarily the good
things they are painted And most thought
full persons, both laymen and physicians,
realize that when Congress arranged the al
legged Pure Food and Drugs Act of June 80,
1906 to suit the wishes of the nostrum man
ufacturers, huge joke was played upon the
people.
Now we want to be sure that every one
understands that the present Congress also
jumps when the patent medicine interests
crack the whip.
Under the recent national narcotic law a
licensed reputable physician cannot direct a
patient to take let us say, a diarrhpa mix
ture or a cough medicine containing any
opium, morphine, codeine or heroin without
entering on the prescription the patients
name and address, his (the physician's) name
and address and his registered number (the
number of his internal revenue license).
Which is eminently fair and right. Certainly
no physician desires TO be exempt in any
manner "HdIsoeN'i' nut just Hole lHls pc
cular fact and try to bear it in mind when
scanning the high-sounding political plat
forms our great political parties will hand
US in 1916 The patent medicine manufact-
urer is exempt-he can sell the customer
medicine containing certain quantities of
opium, morphine, heroin or codeine, and
without complying with any formalties what
ever.
Isn't this country making wonderful strides
toward civic righteousness, and all that sort
of rot?
Yes, it isn't.
WILLIAM BRADY, MD.
p. Swatch the Socialist vote grow.
Elmira, n. Y, June 10, 1915.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-25
Whv Public Defender Is Needed

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: The writer, who is member Of the
Michigan bar, but not engaged in court
practice, has this to say about Public De.
fender" For some twenty years my hobby
has been to aid, free of charge, those unfor-
tunates who have not had fair show when
in contact with the administration of crimi-
nal law.
shall mention three cases. In 1906 or
whereabouts two young sailors were SEN
fenced on a plea of guilty to twelve years
imprisonment They could not speak Eng
lish. had no counsel and were misled by the
Police Department in making their pea.
Case still pending. Some years ago young
man killed his fathers assassin, who had
escaped with year in Elmira Reformstory.
The Young man was convicted, sentenced to
twenty years imprisonment. The jury mis-
understood the instructions o. the court.
The lawyer took all the money and dropped
appeal to the higher court Reading over
the evidence there is no question of the
Young man being unfairly convicted
The last case is as follows; Peter Chris
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-25
AS Washington Said.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: ! read with much pleasure the letter
published in The Tribune of Monday from
Mr.. Henry Nichols, whose name has long been
familiar to all those Who have been striving
for the cause of international peace. The
sentiment of patriotic Americans-"Let this
country keep out of wars welnigh uni
versal. And Mr. Bryan will demonstrate, in
my opinion as time goes on, much larger
popular following than many persons are
crediting him with at present. Especially,
find from correspondence, is this true in the
West and South
In the words Of George Washington, in his
immortal farewell address: "If we remain
one people, under an efficient government, the
period is not far off when we may defy
material injury from external annoyance;
when we may take such an attitude as will
cause the neutrality may at any time
resolve upon TO be scrupulously respected;
when belligerent nations, under the impossi-
bilty of making acquisitions upon US, will
not lightly hazard the giving US provoca-
ton; when we may choose peace or war, as
our interest, guided by justice, shall counsel"
F. l.. ALLENBY.
New York, June II, 1915.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-25
IRELAND AND THE WAR
Singular Lack of Enthusiasm for
Service Among Young Men.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: One cannot but be surprised to real
constantly in your valuable columns Of the
arrival by the incoming steamers Of young
men from Ireland. In the last few days you
and your contemporaries have pointed to the
number that have arrived by the steamship
st. Paul and the steamship Orduna, the eS'
PLANTATION given being that these young men
are seeking to avoid CONSUMPTION II sane
should be put in force in Great Britain. Ca,
this really be the true explanation, and are
we to conclude that the Irish have lost Their
fighting qualities? In former years the lrsa
were always to be found in the fighting lire
irrespective of their loyalty 10 Great Britain.
In view of the generous land laws that nave
been passed in the last twenty years Tor Ire
land, the immense amount of money that mas
been voted for the tenants TO purchase Their
own farms, and now with the Home Rule bill
passed and placed upon the statute book, tbs
disloyalty must have largely disappeared, De-
sides which the leader Of the Irish Natlon'
alists, Mr.. Redmond, has eloquently Appealed
to the young men of Ireland TO join TIE
colors, and has drawn a vivid picture OF ne
treatment given to Poland in the last twenty
years by Germany as q contrast TO the gene,'
osity of that given to Ireland by the Britsa
government. Surely Irishmen cannot forse'
their co-religionists in France and in be''
GUM, or overlook Louvain and Rheims, o.
be so short-sghted as not 20 realize that 'as
only barrier that stands between lreana
being subject TO the same treatment as be'
GUM is the British navy. How can We
young men, when business is prosperous
Ireland, desert their country and leave Us
defence to the old people, their fathers,
mothers and sisters, II invasion sho0'
occur?
All religions and all denominations IN t1'
countries Of the Allies are supporting 'n'
fighting line, priests and other clergymen aH
giving their services, and lives where nees'
sary, following the splendid example sci "
that grand old man, Cardinal Mercer ~
only blot being the lack of enthusiasm oy .l'
clergy of the Roman Catholic Church 10 Nv
land, who for some reason have he'd pa'A
and have not performed their share IN CON.
ing out in the support of the cause Of W
Allies and preaching from their affairs %.
pupits the duty of the young men OF He'Ans
to defend the sacred cause of liberty ana !''
tice for which the Allies are lighting.
G. ARMSTRONG
New York. June 10, 1915.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-25

outraged denizens Of Flatbush and Flush
ing merely hung their heads in silent
acquiescence.
Now, strangely enough, the Manhattan
ite. as represented by his Health Depart
ment. repudiates his former testimony,
while the inhabitants Of Kings and
Queens insist upon the disloyalty Of the
species solicjtGns. But that is because the
scandal has reached the dignity OF what
amounts to a suit for alienation OF the
affections and money is involyed-some
$50 900 10 be exact. authorized by the
Legislature to be expended on the drain
age Of swamps. Manhattan, the seducer'
is invited to share the assessment.
How sordd such romances usually be-
come,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-25
Subsidies, but Not Government
Ownership.

Notwithstanding Secretary McAdoo's
nice distinction between government own
ership of merchantmen and government
stock ownership in a merchant marine
corporation, the country as whole will
consider the referendum vote of the
United States Chamber Of Commerce an
emphatic condemnation of the administra-
tons ship purchase bill. In fact, not only
government ownership and operation, but
to a greater degree even government own
ership and private operation, inspired over
whelming opposition, the vote in the for
mer case being 50 for and 69S against,
and in the latter 81 for and I'll against.
But the chambers realization that some
thing must be done TO overcome for an
American merchant marine the handicaps
imposed by our navigation laws is just
as emphatically recorded in the favor
with which it regards government subsi-
dies and subventions. On the question,
"Do you favor subsidies from the govern
ment sufficient to offset the difference in
cost between operation of vessels under
the American flag and operation in the
same deep sea trades under foreign
fiags?" the vote stood In favor, 558;
opposed, 1856. As for suovention "to es-
tablish regular mail and freight lines
under the American flag to countries in
which the commercial interests of the
United States are important and to Amer
lean dependencies" the vote in favor
amounted to 71S and that against to AZ.
In other words. as clearly as the repre-
sentative business men of the entire coun-
try could express themselves, they have
agreed as to the necessity for govern
mental aid and have disagreed with the
administration as to the form which such
Intervention should take.
The referendum was ordered at the
annual meeting of the United States
Chamber of Commerce, held in Washing
ton while the famous fight over the ship
purchase bill in Congress was at its
height. 1t is the merest sophistry, there
fore, to contend that its result does not
pointedly refer to the provisions of that
bill. On the other hand, the La Toilette
seamen's bill had not yet become law.
Had the members of the United States
Chamber of Commerce included the disas-
trous provisions of this law in their cal
cuations it is reasonable to suppose that
they would have made their heavy vote
in favor of subsidies nearly unanimous.
In any case, Mr.. Wilson and his adj
visers will have no excuse now for not
knowing what in the way of first aid to
our fast dying merchant marine will ac-
cord with the enlightened opinion of the
business community. The hint is broad
enough in all conscience; let them take it.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-25
New and Appreciative Subscriber

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: have read certain New York
morning newspaper for the last fifteen years,
but feel compelled by the most interesting
news you are publishing to make a change
at this time to your paper. You are GER
tainly covering the news in an interesting
and thorough manner, touching subjects that
are not reviewed in my former paper. Keep
up the live stuff" / notice on the train
that ! am not the only one who has discov-
cred your paper. Z. J. RICHARDS.
Hampstead, Long Island, June l6, 1915.
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To the Countess of Warwick

To the Editor Of The Tribune. :, no
Sir: Permit me TO say that ons rrs.
finest articles written in your splend,o ),
une is from the pen Of the COUNTIES ,m
W W. relative to Prussia ans
w"man. In the culture and rehnerne,s'. ,i
this noble woman lies the solus'O" ~bu.ld,
problem, and the countess even
better than she knew MI prDLE
ALTHEA FITZ-RANpoL,.
Jersey City, n. j., June Is, 1910