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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-24

Of n debtor TO that of creditor nation
The war has brought about many eco
nomic readjustments, some Of them ooVi-
GUS and others highly unexpected That
the United States would increase It's ex-
ports beyond all precedent and have the
biggest balance of trade in its history was
one of the results of the war least
believable eight months ago, when for
eign trade seemed about to be paralyzed.
We were trembling then lest we could
not get our cotton to foreign buyers
Yet cotton exports are now almost up TO
the normal again, and foreign demands
for food supplies and military supplies
have far outrun our anticipations. Con-
fidence has returned to Wall Street and
il will soon return in the entire business
world. Our balance sheet in the foreign
trade is unanswerable evidence OF the
exceptional strength and solidity Of our
economic position.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-24
Bettering Transit Conditions.

Extension Of the Health Departments
streetcar regulation to subway over
crowding is an eminently satisfactory
policy. DR.. Goldwater's warning to the
Interborough that a reduction Of the num-
Der Of cars or trains below the winter
schedule will be interpreted as "a deliber-
ate act tending to create or aggravate
the nuisance" is distinctly in the public
interest. 1t is, undoubtedly, impossible to
mitigate the present undesirable condi-
tions during the period Of greatest
pressure. That is no reason why as
traffic decreases during spring and sum-
mer the accommodations should be de-
creased also, so that the proportion Of
standing passengers will remain constant.
That, unfortunately, has been the case
in previous years.
Limitation Of the number Of standing
passengers in cars Of important surface
lines has not produced hardships or great
outbursts of public indignation at delays,
despite the operators protests when the
Health Departments orders were first Is
sued. 1t has resulted, instead, in what
seems to be a little extra effort to take
care Of the passengers and better chance
for them to get seats for their nickels.
The company may have to operate more
cars past a given point within a given
period of time, and this may cost a little
more money than running fewer cars and
compelling passengers to stand crowded
to the extreme capacity of each car.
No passenger who now gets seat
where formerly he would have had to
stand is going to grieye about the slight
lessening Of the operators profits. DR..
Goldwater's exercise Of the Health De-
partment's broad powers hasn't brought
about any transit millennium, but it does
appear to have bettered conditions some
what. 1t should have the same effect in
the subway.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-24
Music of Merit Needed.
tor Of The Tribune.

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: Now that the season for open air
concerts is approaching IL may not be out
Of place to voice some of the complaints so
generally heard last year and to suggest
methods of improvement.
The City of New York is to say, the
taxpayers -defrays the cost of those concerts,
and the accepted theory is that the object is
to afford instruction and pleasure to those
who cannot pay for admission to opera or
concert The price paid by the city for the
music is presumably adequate.
No one who is qualified to Judge or who
cares for his reputation will say that the
average Of the concerts given in the parks
last year was good 1t is an open secret that
many of the so-called leaders, or conductors,
who drew pay from the city would not get
employment on their merits conductors or
musicians anywhere else. The city pays a
conductor, leader bandmaster- him what
you wll-for his band at so much a mu-
stefan. Does any one inquire how many Of
those posing as "the band" are musicians
and how many are dummies. who do nothing
but pose, holding an instrument, as an ex-
cuse for drawing pay?
Why should concerts be passably good in
Central Park, where the well to do assemble,
and beneath criticism In Tompkins Park,
Abingdon Square and the smaller parks,
where the poorer people abide?
A change in method is necessary. COM
mittee on music should be appointed by the
city, and to that committee should be com
mitted the task Of selecting competent lead
ers, who will supervise the makeup of all
bands giving public concerts at the citys eX-
pense The Park Commissioners, who, under
the present rulings make contracts for the
park concerts, have not the time nor perhaps
the necessary qualifications TO judge mu-
sicians-snd they are only human, anyway.
They may have political affiliations, and the
band leaders" with friends whose political
tendencies match those Of the Park Commits
sioners are more likely to get contracts than
better musicians who are relying on merit
only. URlEL DAVIS.
New York April 81, 1915.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-24
Cut Profit Out of War Materials

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: Let US establish a national law in
the form Of graduating scale Of legislation
that will ultimately take the manufacture
and sale OF war material OF every descrp-
tion completely out OF the control Of private
concerns and that will cause every ounce OF
such material which is handled within the
confines Of our realm to be made and dis
posed of by our government at cost price.
Then the INSCRIPTIONS and cowardly pro-
motors and benefcaries Of war both at
home and abroad will soon receive blow
which will largely strip them Of their snis-
ter and murderous power.
War is an uncivilized and un-Chrstian
occupation, even when waged under the
most seemingly honorable conditions, and oil
business having any connection with war
should be governmentally restricted and CON
trolled in every substantial and complete
manner possible. Let one Of our methods OF
exposing and breaking up the game of war
be thus concretely expressed in an unre-
lenting legislative movement to take the last
cent Of profit out Of war material.
PRIVATE CITIZEN.
Brooklyn, April %, 1918.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-24
Our Bullying Balance of Trade.

Secretary Redfeld submitted to the
Cabinet yesterday an estimate Of the
value of American merchandise exports
for the fiscal year 1914-19l5. He put the
total at $2,75O,OOO,OOO. That is a con-
servative forecast. The value of exports
in the nine months of the fiscal year up
to April l was 81 1913, 100000. For Jan
uary, February and March the monthly
export totals were $2990OO,O0O, $685.
100000 and $4,000, OOO-an average Of
$2S8,OOO,OOO. That average can be low
cred little in April, May and June and
still carry the total for the year to $780,,
100000.
In no other year have we sold that
much abroad. The biggest total on rec
ord so far is that for 1912-l9l3, $500
100000. But the gain in exports of
$310,0O0,00O which we are going to make
over 19l2-19l3 Ca gain of S4l1OOO,00O
over l913-1914) does not of itself fully
disclose the extraordinary soundness of
our economic situation. At the present
rate of importation the value Of i'm
ports for the fiscal year will reach about
81 900, OO0,0OO--a decrease Of S270,0O0,-
600 from l9l3-1914. The balance Of trade
in our favor will therefore be about
81, 100000. The biggest balance we
have ever had before was 5000, 100000, in
19O7-l9OS.
1t must also be remembered that this
year we have greatly reduced the usual
invisible balance against us. An enor-
nous amount of our securities held
abroad have been sold back to US, thus
lowering our interest and dividend pay
ments to Europe. Foreign travel has
been under an embargo since July and
the big sum usually spent by tourists has
been more than cut in half. SO far,
therefore, as our international position is
we have never had another
year in which we have made so much
Roadway in shifting our status from that
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-24

mand, give one sign of the power to lead
Of the will to fight From the Executive
Mansion TO the White House the path on
January ran clear and straight.
But to all this Governor Whitman was
blind. When the situation required cour'
age he could only resort TO cunning
When his party cried out for leadership
he could not make up his mind whom to
follow. When the state demanded an
executive he could only be candidate.
Enthusiastically attention will turn now
from what is ended at Albany to what
seems beginning at Syracuse.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-24
From me Marchester Guardian

IRON me IdnCHcSfef budrdidn1
London has its popular heroes quite apart
from those who figure in articles and photo
graphs in It's newspapers. Sometimes their
names are mentioned in patter in old-fash-
.oncd music halls but the ordinary middle
class person never hears of them, although
their appearance and deeds are canvassed by
multitudes of people. II is only at their
death that their fame reaches the outside
world. Harris, the sausage king, was one of
euch. Another has just passed away in
William Eccleston, who was known TO every
bookmaker and TO the ranks of publicans,
'busmen, cabmen. sporting tradesmen, coster-
mongers and miscellaneous public entertain
ors and the man of the street in general as
Jolly Jumbo" He weighed 80 stone, and
really was a merry soul, so his nickname
was appropriate lie had spent hundreds Of
pound, on patent medicines TO reduce his
weight, but ten years ago he recognized that
was hopeless, and was content 10 be As he
yus. Most stout men are small eaters, but
Jolly Jumbo had a voracious appetite, his
faSoritc deicacy being hot boiled salt pigs
head. lie bought pigs heads by the dozen.
He was ready money bookmaker, and he
used TO boast that Jem Mace, the famous
pugilist, was one Of his "minders" He had
"a very clever staff to do the clerical work.
His own duties consisted Of talking in a
friendly way 10 his clients. He supported
all sorts Of minor sports at such places as
Tufnell Park Grounds or Neasden and was
"a friend in need 20 the professional athlete
Of every description. OF late years he lived
10 Brighton, but not very long ago any stu
dent of London could 20 TO his tavern in a
northwestern suburb and be sure TO see such
Ights as the billiard champion OF Blooms
curry waiting 20 make a match with the
billiard champion of Billingsgate. He will be
missed by a much larger circle than have
mourned many better man.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-24
Ugly Magnanimity. &"
tor Of The Tribune.

To the Editor Of The Tribune
Sir: Dr. Dernburg is not man who draws
his bow at a venture, and one can hardly be-
lieve that this bow is so entirely unofficial.
In his latest letter there is a certain change
of view and at the same time there is one
clear undercurrent Of things left unsaid: It
is yet some distance before the Germans have
to face the question OF Alsace-Lorraine, but
still i; waits.
DR.. Dernburg attempts and will attempt
again, to pull sympathy toward peace move
ment based on half issues, and perhaps there
may be many who have forgotten why Bel
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-24

Copenhagen, April 23.-All women are
now entitled to vote in Denmark. The
new Danish Constitution, one of the chief
factors of which is the adjustment Of sex
privileges.-Cable dispatch.
In Denmark, then, men in street-cars
will no longer rise to give women their
seats; women will pay half of all the
household expenses; and utter equality
will prevail. This is rote sarkastick.
Sex privileges can't be abolished any mora
than sex can.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-24
Sings Bah, Our Own A E. HousmAui

When | was one-and-twenty,
l heard a wise man say,
"Send stuff to Life and Golfers
But not TO F. P. A.
Try Puck and 'Everybodys,'
But ledue that Tot0er beP
But was one-and-twenty,
No use to talk to me.
When was one-and-twenty,
l heard him say again,
"Repress your colyum-yearninSs,
Screw up your fountain pen.
The Zinc will hold a plenty,
There1l be the place for you"
And l am two-and-twenty,
And oh, it's true, It's true.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-24
The Coming Towe,
Well, Who DID Write n,

I'M. l. Pr would be very Elsh 10 g.,
the verses. and name Of author. Of pI,..
Of poetry ending with My RECKONING -
the day is I'm the happy column."-P,.1N'
Appeals 10 Readers. IN tho E.x W
Times Review Of Books.l
The author, we believe, Is Eys,v.,
trib, and the poem in fun is
Now am l blithe and gay
Who once was sad and solemn;
Ny reckoning for the day
Is In the happy column.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-24
rs THE INTEREST IN BAsEBALLwANDu'
Iron til. r.rsoro cy. c. sou,ssrn~I

IFUm nc IaT-1IV W y V7l-'7F--'lII
On Thursday at $50 o'clock the young peo-
pie OF this city were treated 70 a delightful
entertainment in honor OF the Washington
High School Baseball team az the beautiful
home OF Miss Miriam DeBerry. The guests
were met at the door by Miss DeBerry. Misses
Willie Wilson and Sue Fountain and were ush-
cred into the beautifully decorated parlor
After a short while OF gosspng, dancing and
singing the guests were served with delicious
refreshments. At n late hour the hostess was
hidden good night and the party was voted
the success OF the season.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-24

This department simply cannot stay ou.
of politics. when Mr.. Hughes was gov.
ernor," writes Blanche, Il told my sister
that l knew he would be president some
day; so when you elect him, you shall
have the incest cake I can make" Bang
there goes the Hughes boom!
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-24
For Periodical Health Examinations.

Though it is commonly agreed that the
maintenance of health is in every way
preferable to the assurance OF reasonable
treatment in sickness, yet 1t is difficult TO
arouse popular interest in measures de-
signed TO keep men sound, except in so
far as they may be dealt with in large
groups. 1t is easy enough, for instance,
10 stir I'D enthusiasm for anti-tuberculosis
leagues and to find support for measures
against epidemic diseases and so forth,
but when it comes to the less snowy busl'
ness of preserving the health Of the lndl-
vidual and providing against illness which
has not manifested itself many are In
clined to look on precautionary measures
with a certain distrust, as if those who
proposed them were bent upon increasing
the powers Of something they call the
doctors trust.
There was a great outcry some months
ago when DR.. Goldwater spoke of the de-
STABILITY Of submitting to periodic health
examinations. This project has again
been advertised in the last few days, and
though it is generally received with in
difference or derision by those who do not
openly oppose it as a dangerous attempt
to spread disease by suggestion, it is real
ly no more than a general application OF
the precautions many take for the preser-
walton of their teeth. There is paper
by DR.. Eugene L. Fisk in the current
Popular Science Monthly" that casts
some light on this question, and those
who regard the proposal as absurd would
do well to consider some Of the figures he
produces to support his contention that
although modern sanitary measures have
done much to diminish the death rate in
so far as communicable diseases are con,
cerned yet "the diseases due TO faulty
living habits, characterized by the wearing
out or the giving out of the vital machin-
cry, are heavily on the increase in this
country"
The remarkable decline of the death
rate in recent years is a circumstance IN
which we justly rejoice, but, as DR.. Fisk
observes, it is a source of danger in so far
as at begets feeling Of false confidence
and inhibits much needed activity for the
real upbulding Of resistant race rather
than mere protection Of the NONRESIDENT
from one class of maladies" There are a
great many interesting points in the sta
tistics he has collected one Of the most
striking being the prevalence Of arterio,
sclerosis among young people. The lesson
to be drawn from these figures alone, as
he points out is that we must often
start in at twenty-five or earlier to pre-,
vent death from apoplexy at forty-fve."
This is but one item, and there are
many others tending to show an eXtraor-
binary prevalence of degenerative dis
orders among men accustomed to regard
themselves and to be regarded by their
friends as thoroughly sound. The prog
ress Of many of these might be prevented
if only they were discovered early enough,
but the only way to secure timely treat
ment is by submitting regularly TO thor
ough physical overhauling.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-24
Wherep

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: When, during the first Cleveland ad
minlstration, the post of Minister TO Ger
many was offered to that peerless American
OF German birth, Carl Schurz, and, either
oihclally or unoffcislly, we were advised thai
ne was unacceptable to the German govern
ment' where was Deutschland Gber allies
to our German citizens then?
Don't let US forget. HISTORY.
Los Angeles, April II, 1915.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-24

Speaking Of short hours, the Proressy,
party, Of which we once were menbs,
and to which, If It still exists, We mn
belong, never made its Gamers work u.,
ticularly hard. Ten minutes a year |,
what our time-card shows.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-24

GUM should ever have had anything to for
give. Incidentally, one catches note OF
magnanmity in his reference to Belgium that
is ugly However, he is thoroughly right on
one point: Seas and narrows as neutral as
Luxembourg would certainly have been very
convenient. r. S. II.
Flushing Long Island, April 20, 1915.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-24
THE GREAT DIVIDE

from tho Evening SUM- 'fFrom the Evening Pest
Mr.. Bryan signs In this case Il /,
it, but obviously did not necessary to 90
not write it. Can through the form Of
It be the work Of assuming that Sec.
President wilson rotary Bryan wrote
himself? We think the document 10
not; the well known which he put hi,
characteristics Of his name. It's real az.
style are altogether thorship is avowed
absent. in Washington, and,
if it had not been,
would be plain from
internal evidence.
Mr.. Wilson himself
took up the task o,
answering Coun.
Bernstorff, and his
letter speaks for it.
self.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-24

Whene'er we take our walks abroad -.
hear kind words for the two canning "a,
tories whose letters, telling Of the labo,i,,
conditions in their establishments =,
printed recently. They deserve incrs,.,S
business, and we hope they get it.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-24

The revered Phillies keep on winning
just as though they didn't know we had
bet on them.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-24

Take the front page" the newspapers
say to the Colonel. So he does It. Also
the third.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-24

And Coming Tower is entered in tho
third race at Lexington to-day.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-24
THE LETTERS OF OULcINEA

Grayce Dear: / haven written 70 you
in a month of Sundays, but I've been out
to the coast and where the time went
to | don't know. We were simply ION tho
go" every minute. l didn't have a secoh'
to write. I'm funny that way: l hate 4"
write letters, but love to get them.
The Fair was just great, both OF them'
They are full of charm and the western
people are so much broader and freer tnah
we in the East. It's the great outdoors
suppose. Still, l was glad to get oa'A.
One always is. It's the incest part o.
going away, think.
| hope you'll go with us 70 the Colunio'S'
Harvard baseball game Saturday ai'e''
noon. Those two Harvard boys VIII '"A'
us. They're little refined at first Il you
know what | mean, but awfulIy good i"A
when you get to know them.
Well, "olive-oil." Ring me up IN 'A'
morning. Fondly, pUL0lNEA
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-24

Four feet long Turkish towel replicas o.
s. bills may be counterfets under the law
but nobody is going to worry much about
having one slipped to him.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-24

And "WilsOn PostpOnes Visit to Coast
F. P. A
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-24

The root Of righteousness" In politics
frequently needs lawsuit or an official IN
vestigation in order TO be identified.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-24

Syracuse is as big a strategical centre
nowadays as LODI, Cracow or Lemberg.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-24

To the composing room: Add Key
standing headlines--"Ihaw ue'S
Trial"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-24

Commercial candor in Brooklyn: u
Mayors Printing. Formerly The Homes
Printing Co."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-24

Knitter's neuritis is another one Of the
terrible visitatons Of war.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-24
SATURDAY. APRIL "a. 1918.

Owned and published daily BY The Tribune Assc,u %
Vernon Rogos. Secretary and Treasurer Aaofea i'''uN
Rurdinr 80 lS4 Nassau Street New YORK
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-24
A Minor London Hero.

Perhaps Dernburg would compromise OF
the freedom of the air.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-24

Entered At u. Poetoroe at New YOrS " Second Class
NAL Matter.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-03

Scott had heard from representatives
OF the Ave roads, who stated that
their companies were now observing
the laws in connection with the Slip-
ment referred to, and would continue
to DO %.
The ave companies relieved of the
restrictions are the Chesapeake and
Ohio. the Southern, the Richmond
fredericksburg and Potomac. the
Seaboard Air Line and the Washing
ton and Southern.
These companies were represented
by Eppa HINTON Henry c. Taylor
and r. Randolph williams while the
interests Of the State were looked
after by Attorney Pollard and As
sistant Attorney General Garnett
Sheriff Mercer will serve notices
upon all the transportation com anies
en-. oracing those mentioned above and
the following:
Atlantic Coast Line. Baltimore and
Chic. Baltimore Steam Packet Com
pany, Chesapeake and Ohio. Chesa-
peake Steamship Company. Clyde
Line. L. and NJ, N. Y, p. and N. Nor
folk and Western. Norfolk Southern.
NJ. and NJ Steamboat Company. Old
Dominion. Virginia Railway Company.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-03
MUSICAL CHILDREN
TO Be ENTERTAINED.
JOHN POWELL, FAMOUS PIANIST,
TO GIVE THEM CONCERT IN
CITY AUDITORIUM.

To show his appreciation for what
Richmond has done for him and TO
show his great interest In the must
cally inclined children OF the Rich
mond schools, John Powell. a noted
pianist, will give concert to the
children in the City Auditorium this
afternoon.
Mr.. Powell will be heard by. some
$500 children to whom tickets have
been issued through their teachers.
In arranging for the concert Mr..
Powell WAS aided by Or. j. A. G..
Chandler, superintendent OF the pub
lie schools, with whom all the .teach-
era co-operated.
As there are some $4,000 school
children in the city and the seating
capacity OF the City Auditorium 10
about $500. the teachers. at the re-
quest of DR. Chandler, went over the
lists OF pupils and selected therefrom
the names Of those most interested
In music. To the children on the Sc
lected list tickets OF admission vera
given. This method OF selection was
adopted that those who most appre-
ciate music could attend the enter
tainment.