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New-York tribune., 1915-03-26
MR.. BRYAN'S WORK
An Appreciative Word for Vaude.
william Diplomacy.
To the Editor of The Tribune.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: The rather heated controversy wag 4
in the columns of your much esteemed paper
over some recent doings of our Hon. Secre
tary Of State derives special interest, and
not a little humor. from the fact that The
Tribune is vsib.y-perhaps not unnaturally
inclined to uphold the views of the old school
Of craftsmanship and dii macy. That was,
We know, a school of dignihed, sef-consclous
md often pompous statesmen, such as Tai
! 2yrand Met:eunch Castlereagh, Nesselrode.
exc, who were fine specimens OF the kind
| Ii was q school TO which, with quite as much
stateliness their ref .eI manners, but true
American simplicity, helped the great RepI5-
can statesmen Seward, Hiy, Root and
hers TO adjust themse YES with perfect eas 3.
Now It must be remembered that when
Herr Won Bismarck the Prussian representa-
tive at the Diet of Frankfort Q85l, began
to make fun of just that kind Of old-tash-
ioned diplomats, and repeatedly expressed
the wish TO indulge, IL only for whre,
/ "shirt-sleeve diplomacy" he was simply her
aiding the advent Of another school, more
democratic one less artificial less absurdly
seer. and intoerably distant. That was
isixty-four years ago!
What wonder is it, then, that nowadays,
more than seyenty-hye years after 4. de
Toqueville proclaimed in his famous book,
On American Democracy" 1880, that dem
ocratic ideas were overlooking the Old and
the New World, an 'r' rican Secretary Of
stat should feel ike following the trend o.
public opinion al d gu cker pace than before,
houd no longer cOEfne himself 10 a So
called select or exclusive set Of people, and
fnally, should not refrain. even under some
Itryn international circumstances. rom as
sociating his activities with one OF the great
sgitations of this country-the temperance
cne? Why should he not be able to promote
that national problem without deserting the
dr. with which public confidence has q
trusted him?
Mr. Bryan evidently knows the temper Of
his cO-ctize 5; he has fe Of lat the pulse
of the American nation, and he is conf,
lth"' the great majority are not ing to take
exception to his fulfilling what he considers
to b, patriotic duty. even if he should hav.
to absent himself from his Office for a few
hours on an evening We may, sir, be right
in regretting the loss of certain ways, habits
and fashions o. yore; it would, however, be
attempting an impossible task if we were to
~ 10 stem the current of public opinion.
In very truth, | and my friends are not Oh
opinion that Mr. Bryan's devotion to the
great cause of temperance, even under e
circumstances given in The Tribune, can be
pronounced a humiliation, "the prostitution
of the great Office of Secretary Of State"
CHARLES RIVER, Ph D.
Quebec (P. o., Canada, March 20, 1915.
New-York tribune., 1915-03-26
Report This Bill.
,From The Brooklyn EaglcJ

Fron The Brooklyn EI9leJ
This city is the owner Of much real estate
p four counties, acquired through condem-
nation proceedings for water supply pur-
poses. Upon these holdings, IL is compelled
20 pay state, county, school and village
taxes. In the town Of Patterson, s68 an acre
the prevailing rate. but the city's property
lis assessed at ST323O an acre. So it goes
al along the aqueduct line, land for VIII ch
4. he city paid Sl00O0,OOO being assessed a..
more than double the amount Since it was
.cterrcd 70 the Assembly Tax Committee,
.otnins has been heard Of the bill provid.
ing that municipalities shall be treated like
other owners in the matter Of taxation In
q letter to The Tribune, Corporation Counsel
ok SAYS that f this bill is killed in com.
n,ttee, it, death will serve notice on the
;.ty that It's interests are safe in the hands
of the dominant party in the Assemo.,
"hcn is just what 1t Will do. Protection
'gaAnst piliage - what is sought, and pub
-c.;y may hclp the good work along. Re-
jort the bill.
New-York tribune., 1915-03-26

taxed at $500 an aero and surrounding land
$97 an acre.
First, the city pays two prices for land
necessary to a great public improvement.
;ext, it pays taxes a quadrupled value.
aptain Kidd is outdone.
Now before the Legislature is a bill, in
roduced by Assembyman Smith, providing
hat city land shall be assessed no higher
han similar land that is adjacent. But ap-
a4rently there is disposition to throttle
t in committee.
In view Of the uachallenged facts set
'orth by Mr.. Polk will the Legislature d ire
.ontnue the atrOcity? New York City pays
90 rcr cent. of the indirect taxes for the
uDpoH 0 the state government and 20 per
,,ut. Of thr direct taxes But patience
rows weary when it appears that New York
~ is also expected to pay the greater part
" the local expenditures of communities IN
mich it owns property. Il cannot be that
be managers Of the party in control at Al
)any wish further 20 irritate the city a ID
q strone then the sentiment toward organ
ing within the city al independent party
IN the platform Justice to New York City"
{ is politically not safe to crowd the city
71ro moro
New-York tribune., 1915-03-26
Fighting the Ouacks.

From Leslie's Weekly.
The majority of patent medicines not only
rob deluded people Of thousands of dollars
but, what is even worse, lead TO vicious drug
habits. The ethics Of newspaper advertising
have advanced to such an extent that most
reputable newspapers have closed their col
umns to patent medicines. exceedingly profit
able as such advertising is. The New York
Tribune is 20 be commended for going a step
further and inaugurating campaign against
all fake nostrums. Science knows of no
medicinal cure for consumption, yet it has
been estimated that makers Of quack CON
sumption cures swindle the poor sufferers
from this disease out Of $4,000 900 annually.
One remedy, selling at 81 for nine-ounce
bottle, is got up by Philadelphia veterinary
and was used originally upon horses. An
alysis by the chemical laboratory Of the
American Medical Association showed it to
be a mixture of alcohol, calcium chloride and
cloves. Numerous other preparations equally
fraudulent are sold as medicines.
Many Of the popular headache powders have
been proved TO be dangerous because of their
depressing characteristic, and to con-
tain drugs which make drug fends out OF
habitual users. The food and drugs act com
pes the publication on the label of the per-
centage of alcohol in proprietary prepara-
lions This has revealed the presence OF
alcohol in large proportions in many patent
medicines and affords convincing evidence OF
the ground OF their popularity in the so-called
dry sections of the country. Many people
believe that the use of such preparations
does even more harm than the legalized
liquor traffic. If the government has no way
to stop the use of dangerous and habit-form-
ing patent medicines the people should be
told of their menace by the sort of fearless
publicity The Tribune has lately been carry
ing on.
New-York tribune., 1915-03-26

armies to "turn the Germans out of
France" With such force as they now
have, with the great resources of artillery
at their command, the Germans are gem
orally believed to be capable of holding
their present lines for a spring and sum-
mer campaign. But if Austria must be
rescued, Budapest rs well as Cracow
covered, will German numbers still prove
adequate to meet the strain without fatal
depletion in the west?
Again, if Przemysl is followed by Con-
stantinople, if Italy, Rumania, Greece en-
ter the contest, will German spirit still
hold out? For the outside world the out
come of the war has been settled. Neu-
trails who believe that German triumph is
still possible are far to seek. In this
country it is unmstakable that hope is
beginning to desert the most loyal SYM
pathizers with the Teutonic cause. But
so far as it is possible TO judge, German
confidence endures Could it survive the
shock of one severe disaster in the field
followed by the onrush of new nations?
Enthusiastically the contest in the Car
pathians dwarfs all battles since the
Marne. An Austrian victory, the arrest
of the Slav hosts at the Carpathian bar
rer, may permit new alignment, new
But prompt and decisive
victory can hardly fail to change the whole
face of the war.
Now and again in this great war there
are moments which seem to give a sudden
realization to d world benumbcd and dazed
by the daily progress Of destruction and
conflict of the magnitude OF the whole
struggle in human history. Patiently, the
present crisis is one Of them. Since Leip-
zig perhaps no meeting of hostile armies
has meant so much to so many millions Of
men, to so many nations and continents,
for Asia and Africa are almost equally
concerned, as the Battle of the Car
pathians now proceeding behind the inn
penetrable veil Of the censor.
New-York tribune., 1915-03-26
Economizing on Daylight.

Military necessity is the greatest known
disturber Of settled habits. In Russia IT
abolished the sale of vodka. 1t is hard on
the trail of the liquor traffic in Great
Britain. In Germany il has just accom-
plished an economic reform which, though
manifestly advantageous, could never
have been accomplished by mere appeal
to reason.
Dispatches from Copenhagen say that
on April / the hands on all the German
clocks will be put forward an hour. The
reason for this is that during the next six
months an hour Of daylight will be saved,
and that saving will represent material
decrease in the pressure on Germany's
supply of petroleum and the other mate
rials used in the production of illuminants.
Even in country as efficiently governed
as Germany an economic crisis was needed
to overcome the inertia of custom and to
shake people out of the belief that n most
matters which concern the daily pro-
gramme of life the old ways, however
wasteful, are the best ways.
Daylight is just as well worth saving in
time of peace as in time of war. In coun-
tries where the length Of the day varies
greatly there is much TO be gained in
health, comfort and outdoor relaxation by
a better use of the daylight hours. But
the public here and in Europe would not
see the point. 1t takes some great public
upheaval to make the world realize the
foolishness and pettiness Of some Of its
prejudices Germanys interference with
the old grandfathcr's clock schedule is in
its way not a poor measure of the revolu-
tonizing influence Of the world war.
New-York tribune., 1915-03-26
A Dilemma.

1t is the greatest pity IN the world that
when the defenders of the home meet to-
gether to oppose the heresy OF woman SUI
frage they so seldom contrive to come
beforehand 10 an agreement upon a COM
mon ground Of opposition. On such c.ca-
sions the very variety of their OBJ e,ions
is apt to prove embarrassing for the rea-
son that so many of them are in tneIr
nature contradictory, a circumstance not
without manifest advantages as long as
they are engaged in their favorite occupa-
tion of retiring from positions no longer
tenable, but inconveuient when their
avowed purpose is to demonstrate the
unanimity Of right thinking people.
At the meeting lately presided over by
the indefatigabe Miss Chittenden this
weakness was abundantly apparent in the
conflicting opinions set forth by the prin-
cipal speakers, Mr. Wickersham and Mr..
Hayden. Mr. Wickersham talked prettily
about chivalry and the sacred, beautiful
and noble business Of raising children,
with the usual vague intimation that as
votes are incompatible with children so
is somehow impossible among
equals, being tribute due only to political
interiors. "Gradualy all that was chiyal-
rous in men must" he said, "be dropped
in the scramble for equality" Mr.. Hay
den, on the other side, made light of
by repeating a sprightly retort he
made to a woman who asked him whether
he was not for the enfranchsement Of
her sex. "Yes," he answered smartly,
for when nursemaids, laundresses, house
maids and cooks have the vote it will add
a wonderful measure of intelligence to
the guidance Of affairs
Mr.. Hayden, in short, made it clear that
to his thinking woman's proper sphere
was too limited to admit of a reasonable
share of intelligence, while Mr. Wicker
sham was persuaded that the vote would
oblige women to lower themselves, and
he talked fearfully of "feminism, with its
hideous propaganda, socialism and Nor
monism." But whereas Mr.. Hayden was
all for saving the state from these evils
by keeping the women in their place, Mr..
Wickersham insisted that they had their
say already, for as every woman has the
ear of at least one man." so, "as a general
thing" he argued, "men will do what
women ask them TO do" lie used this
observation as an argument to show that
New-York tribune., 1915-03-26
General SCOTS Diplomacy.

The most accomplished diplomat in the
United States is by profession a soldier
This sounds like a paradox. 1t is, never
theless, fact, as any one who has followed
the career of General Hugh l.. Scott can
appreciate. His pacifcaton Of the rebel
lious Putes is only the last of a long
series of similar triumphs, which include
The peaceful settlement of the Naco, Ariz
matter and the pacifcation of the Moros
in the Sulu Archipelago. The fact that
his bloodless victories have been obtained
in each case over man in his more primi-
tive state only enhances his accomplish
ment, since the ability to put ones self in
the other PERSONS place, which would seem
% be the fundamental requisite Of dipo-
macy. always meets its severpst test in
dealing with children, whether infants or
adults.
For the rest, General SCOTS success as
4 diplomat has been directly jue to his
soldierly psychology. One Of the outstand-
ing features Of his method is his fearless
ness. In penetrating the wilderness for
soventy-five miles, accompanied only by his
a.de-de-camp, orderly and two civilians. to
meet the hostile Piutes, this miiitaristic
lacifer was doing a most Characteristic
ding, and a thing characteristic not only
IF General Scott but to less degree Of
.1e truly seasoned soldier wherever found.
6elligcrcncy is a sign OF poor nerves; it
8 compounded Of ignorance an fear; il
is the attitude Of the tin soldier or Of the
unframed civilian. The marshal and his
nosse Of cowboys who sought 70 bring the
Piutes to terms by shooting them down
Illustrated this.
Was it not also Illustrated in tie
bunglng Of civilian diplomats which nro-
c.ptated the European war? If Won Hin
denburg. for instance had been Fore gn
Minister Of Germany, would he have al
lowed himself to be stampeded by the
threat of Russias mobilization? The Pi-
utes' scrap was a tiny park compared
with the European connagration, yet the
same principles apply, since human nature
emains constant. General Scott's success
suggests the advisability hereafter of
letting the real fighters start the fight.
New-York tribune., 1915-03-26
British Help for Relgium

To the Editor of The Tribune
Sir: Your correspondent, William Krebs
ttacks the English newspapers for lack o.
generosity to Belgium. The Daily Tele
,raph," of Lcndon. Of March 6, just received
announces that It's Belgian fund on that ia
reached fl40,795, 9s. Id, or, roughly, S703,977
Other newspapers are equally active
FAIR PLAY
New York, March 2l, 1915.
New-York tribune., 1915-03-26
1t Hangs Together.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir; | wish to congratulate The Tribune
upon having paper to-day tha; person car
open without having it fall to pieces 1t is
enough to make a Christian sw ar, the way
the paper usually falls TO pieces when one
tries to open it, and if in a car it is very
annoying the way the leaves fall around.
New York, March 20, 1915. I'D.
New-York tribune., 1915-03-26
MIR. POLK'S APPEAL
Comment on the Corporation Coun-
sells Letter to The Tribune.

-. ,...a. all.o.sod 90 Tho Tribu,e nv
nv c"1.., nm. -. aoo,,,ior ir,or-
'rpo'u''o" 'o"'.e' O'" ""' Ia pe,1.'',i '','
az ~ ',j ,bo Jor;.Io,nro Of hill introduced
49,. ,--.t,..,,, c,,i,h .u.o r,or,bs ooo tho
s,., o.d % .ho ox.
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'oflohatc 'a'u"' on" p'"'eu ~
e'2or' IN various counties upoh 'anu7 ac'
luired by the Cl.y oI Ne" io'N 'oi ''s
water supply system. fragrant examples O.
uch oycr-assessmc0t are cited by Mr.. Polk
10 bill provides that such lands shall b.
.ved "at valuation not highcr than the
..l,,...,, = s;r,,rer lands I'm the immediate
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'.1''-'
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winch Is grossly F.o.a1'o "' resent
ltua.ion Is one Pia'nl: calling Tor r'. - b?
cti9n Of the Legislature, and failure %
rant it would be one more proof Of that
5ody.'s want Of regard for the Just demand.
~ This ci-v But 81 The presert the matter
.. ;-...os,.-,, F., ,,o,bo- y..v oIs, namely.
80. ;Il,s4r.- -.,, .l,, nod cf ,,.,..ro ~ q state
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\ Bill to Restrain Robbery.
From tn, go-dD
IT, letter to The Tribune Corporation
Counsel Polk exposes the manner in which
-ural assessors exploit New York City
through fraudulent valuations Of aqueduct
lands
In Kent, Putnam County, the town owns
9 per cent. Of the land and rays 4s per cent
r rho +oV.s u, patterec, putr.r, (,r,,,
New-York tribune., 1915-03-26
Futures.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Permit me to thank you for the no.
tees OF suffrage meetings to be. 1t is much
more interesting news than he old-fash-
Toned notice Of yesterdays meetings. always
too late for one to attend Could you add
Bronx news of suffrage also? | work there
c. SWINNERTON.
New York, March %, 1915.
New-York tribune., 1915-03-26

women can easily defeat the efforts Of the
sufrragists il they will; If his observation
is correct, however, there is no reason
why they should wish to do SO, since their
evil influence is in any event inevitable.
New-York tribune., 1915-03-26
Upstate Looting of the City.
tFrOm The GI0beJ

Corporation Counsel Polk exposes with
sufficient clearness one of the methods
adopted by upstate authorities to loot the
city.
In connection with the construction of the
Catskill water supply system the city has
Laid as the result Of condemnation pro-
ee,dngs, slO,2O9 J46.s7 for land outside the
city limits. 1t is probable that the actual
value of the land is not more than half of
this sum, for condemnation awards are
chroaically excessive. Yet the property for
whicn the city thus paid $1,000 ,946.S7 was
assessed last year for $2l,OOO,0OO. The
taxes levied against the City Of New York
amounted to S456,55954
In connection with the Croton and Brook
lyn water systems the city pays in local
taxes S22J,S59.4s. In all, on land for the
three systems, the total amount paid by the
city aggregates S68O,455.O2.
In Kent Putnam County, the city owns 3
per ceht. Of the land and pays As per cent.
OF the taxes In Patterson the city's land
is assessed at S75s3O an acre, and the re-
ma,rder OF the towns area is assessed at
SOS an acre. In Carmel the citys land is
New-York tribune., 1915-03-26

/ ought, | say, 10 be at the Fair
Grounds. But doubt whether shall be-
able to walk TO the mail-chute, hard By the
door of my room. Still, it is comforting
to know that we won and that my doubles
partner, Mr.. Maurice +. Mclaughlin, says
that he is not tired at all this morning
If he hadn't lost his service in the third
set, we should have won in straight sets
The boy is out Of practice, though, and +
is not for me to say that the burden Of the
victory was mine. | did my best, and
have no desire 10 belittle the efforts Of
Mclaughlin is in the real estate busl.
ness in Oakland. He is assistant to the
sales-manager in the Office Of Wickman
Havens, Inc. l telephoned the Office. He
lust went out TO lunch" the Office boy said
He'll be back in twenty minutes" Zip.
went another illusion. l had the notion
that Mclaughlin played tennis all day
that he had some sort Of JOB with nomins
duties that could be performed in five min
utes a day. Instead Of this, he gets to th.
office at eight-thirty every morning and is
there until after five; Sundays, as often
as not, he works, too.
Next day went to Oakland and had
luncheon with him. | was a Little ratified
as | suppose Barney Berman, the worlds
greatest Glant-rootIng Office boy, might be
N the charmed presence OF Chrlsty Ma
tbewson or joan McGlaw. But the truly
graa, always put the sincere worshippen
at ease. 1t is Wholly matter Of charac'
ter, the wen-known attribute, and Nc
Lougkiin has lots Of It.
He tailed about many things, including
MS unc.e. Old Bob Davis, and ClaHey van
liz. T.. .L ID,
Loan, VINO once H-c"'''''''N ''''''
Red LIE TO MN Is not mercy 's''l,'' .
= TOO olVe' Is 10 me- '''' -, n''' .r.o.
lie Is real e '"'e' me 10 e'' '''',. "a
.uLcAeoh' "A.ln lo' MN o. '31F 90 ~.
~ the boss's car. lie showed mc tht
houses 'ne company '.-'' -.',' - ~ -
mont way ana ''e pau ''' '-''r +....,. ,.. No.,
s. " ut i'ei M Dl''' 60 ,.'1 .r..'-n.cal Hig.
Ho1Se, anu '''e 0'''''',..' ... -... ,'.,' ,,s-S,
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Unspo"ep ana u''S '''','.. ~. ,oIg,
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wen ana 'Noi' '9'. T. o. -. ana b,
I'D MS y '''.I'' '-- 80 .,.... nm bour
uoeSH use '''' '0 ......'i.,-. and a
ne mas an "''''1'''- r.l', .,.r, of
h'arhed e'.' VI SAf- .....r f...
course OeioIe N'0' '.'''.' .Lor
thaI II aHyo'~S e''' ,.?I,.
'aFe 10 jump from I''- ~.-
and End IL All. ''
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n"'o' ',Ae I''' o'' g.. .....,,
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re 10 te' ".a '''''''I '''', '''' ...s,
hdWIh MarN"a'h '-Ne ~ '~ no r..
would bryan .Ne 70 .'"N' 81, -.
oe no longer obscure "oU,' '' - -
arranged 10 take an eA'r" "o1' ~ =. -,
time yesterday aho ne so' O'''
ana George BUS" lot 0'u,'''' i, ,,', .,,bli,
L''C''e REMAINS ,5i.. ..,..,..t any
ana l. as 'eaIl' oou'O '''' '''',, a.. o-.
team ever Piayeu aS"l''' y. n,
mighty good players Il ! '' ''. ~. -.
serve though II mas ''S y -,N''' .I .. -,
terly unoeataoie "he" "Cl-ois ''''.' -.
the net All 90 IS 10 SeNu '''e ''.' o..
the net ana let nature '""' '''
New-York tribune., 1915-03-26

Oh you little cockroach!" the coy cndear-
me7t evolved by a fustered Juror who en-
Isavorod 20 firt with an actress witness.
sn't likely to take the place of "Oh, you
chicken."
There is fine article Of spring sunshine
lacse days in Wall Street
In London the soldiers kiss is worse than
his bullet.
New-York tribune., 1915-03-26
TheConning Tower
THE GRAND TOUR
SAN FRANCISCO

SAN FRANCISCO.
] ought to be at the Fair Grounds tbi,
morning, ] know, because this is Guat.
mala Day. AT noon the Associated RaisiD
Growers of California are 10 have q do,.
onstration; at two o'clock Denmark v;,,
dedicate her building, at three North n.
kota will dedicate hers and at four Fresno
County will be publicly and enthusiastic,
ly endorsed. Also the Grand Lode.
Knights Of Honor Of California, is in %,
vention, the Siam Building is due TO A.
rive, and Vice-P President-where is tb..
paper?-Marshall may come any minuts
Life at the Fair is just one dedication
after another, with the accent on the
Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-20
TWO HELPFUL SUGGESTIONS.

Dear Editor and Readers of the Social Corner: I have recently become a reader of The Bulletin, and would like to tell you how much I enjoy the Social Corner. I find in it many helpful hints
 May I contribute something in the way of q. fancy edge for a handker- chief? It is an idea I learned in the west last year. and is very simple and effective, I think
 Take any handkerchief with a plain edge, and use any color in D. NJ. c. working cotton, about No. 70. The edge is made with needle and thread. First make a loop by taking stitch in handkerchief. into which make three or four buttonhole stitches; drew up each stitch rather tightly: continue around the handkerchief, with stitches near together.
 Another little hint is a running string for corset cover, made by cro- cheting a chain of about a yard and a half Cor desired length), single cro- chetN back in each stitch- On each end make a little crocheted rose to pre- vent slipping through. I hope these little ideas may be ot use to some of the readers.
 SAIIIF