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The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-10-28

Q Flnley's garrymander q ataDd'
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-10-28

Both the Sprague bill and the Nc
Dermott bill should receive the un-
qualified endoI sement Of the people at
the polls. Unfair methods and the
liquor license machine must not con-
troll Ohio.-Frank B. Willis.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-10-28
answer,

With the Sprague law the ROpub.
Ilicans hope to smash the Democratic
congressional gerrymander OF two
years ago, as they have smashed the
Cox state political machine.--Cler.
mont Courier.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-10-28

Mr.. Finley thinks the people at the
polls will repudiate the Sprague law,
which corrects his personally man
eyed gerrymander Of the cOngFes-
sional districts two years ago. Any
way, he secured the funds and ma
chine hands necessary to,the securing
q referendum Of It,
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-10-28

Governor Willis is quite right in
saying the Republicans of Ohio must
make party matter Of the peoples
endorsement Of the new congressional
red:atricting law and they must do
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-10-28

Who are those who, secretly, ara
financing the fight against the MoDer.
mott license law?
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-10-28

Who are those who desire the DE-
feat of the MeDermott law. which
decer.ral.zes tas saloon licensing
ss'stem?
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-25
Unnecessary Din.
tor Of The Tribune.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: The Internal noises made by the
hucksters throughout this section Of the city
and no doubt through all other sections, are
most nerve racking and certainly not condu-
Give to the good health of the residents and
taxpayers.
II starts at 3 a. m with the milkmen and
their wagons, yelling at their horses and
Juggling with their bottles and ice; then
come the baker boys with their shrill wills
ties TO drive away ennui while on their route,
after which the garbage men with their
Whoa" "Gid up" What's de matter wild
youse?" etc, to their horses, succeeded by
the scissors grinders, with their horns toot-
ing; the rag men with their tngling bells.
the vegetable men with their excruciating
and unintellgible yelling followed in quick
succession by the berry men for afternoon
tea, the canvassers for books, magazines, car
pets, wringers. sewing machines, babies
funds (many Of the latter fakers), and even
gypsy fortune tellers, followed in turn by the
mud gutter bands for afternoon concerts, and
to top il all off, the heart-rending scrapers of
the street cleaners on the asphalt pavements;
in other words, constant racket from a.
n 20 p. m. Add to this the children play
ing more so now, owing to the vacation
season, but to which we have no objection),
it is certainly very trying on the nervous
system more especially so where night work
ers, including newspaper, telegraph, postof-
fee, railroad and men in various other occu
patons. have to sleep in the daytime are To-
Gated, not forgetting the sick.
The Board Of Aldermen, Health, Police and
Street Cleaning departments should devise
some means Of minimizing these conditions,
thereby relieving the long suffering public,
and take the liberty of asking your assist
ance in this respect. PAUL II. FREYER.
Brooklyn, July 10, 1915.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-25
Chicago's Horror.

The Eastland catastrophe promises to
transcend in its hideous cost of life our
own Slocum disaster. Revised estimates of
the dead reach 1000. The victims of the
General Slocum numbered slightly over
900. Even the Titanic dead reached a
total of only 1900, and the Titanic sank
in midocean.
The Eastland turned over beside her
pier in the narrow Chicago River. Words
having failed to express a small part of the
horror of this disaster, fail equally to
encompass its incomprehensbility. That
so many could be drowned within arms
reach of the shore in crowded city canal
is simply another revelation that the most
gigantic death traps may be those most
completely concealed. The General Slo-
cum. burning to the waters edge in the
middle of the East River, seemed an I'M
believabe happening. What, then, can
be said of this?
As to the cause, the most reasonable
explanation so far advanced is that which
aSC1lUpS TO lDt tACulSlOl bOthb al N-NNNN''
of superstructure. From Port Huron,
Mich, where she was built in 1908, comes
the significant statement that changes to
accommodate more passengers were made
in her after her completion. From Cleve-
land. her former home port, comes the
added information that on one occasion,
some years ago, when she was approaching
her pier she listed to such a degree that
she just escaped overturning, and con-
demnation proceedings were threatened or
instituted. The charge that the life RATS
and other equipment required by the new
seamen's law were responsible for her lack
of equilibrium appears true only in so far
as they may have constituted last straw
in the burden she was never built to
carry.
Have we any such boats in New York
waters?
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-25
History and the Fashions.

Several years ago, when we were
younger and took a more vivid interest in
such matters, our tailor informed US, in
answer to our inquiry, that gray had be-
come the fashionable color for mems dress
in consequence Of England's mourning for
Queen Victoria. Only few years later
this same authority predicted change 10
navy blue on the occasion of the accession
to the throne of George V, the sailor
prince Investigating, in the richer field
Of feminine apparel, this historic explana-
ton of the seemingly arbitrary changes Of
the fashions. we learned that Paris in
vented the hustle to express the nations
indignation at England's entry into Egypt
refusal TO share in the adventure. The
hustle, according to this somewhat fan
tastic story, was meant "sarkastikul," as
a parody of the ungainly camel on which
Wolseley's soldiers rode into the desert.
Be that as it may, certain it is that the
Franco Russian rGpPrOchement, the ia
nous visit of the French President to
Cronstadt, suggested to Paris the vogue
of the graceful Russian blouse. We know
that one of the most curious stories OF the
Third Empire is connected with the intro
duction of the crinoline, whose return
hung over us as a threat last year; and
we may remember that now obsolete color
with its grewsome suggestion of car
mage, magenta red, in celebration of one
of Louis Napoleon's costly victories. Khaki
we got from the Spanish War, and, again
staying periodically at home for our fash
ions, we soon afterward introduced Alice
blue.
Thus we return to our starting point
the connection between colors in dress and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-25
Prizehghting for Suffrage.

Suffragists have penetrated to the ring
side and neither they nor the fight fans
have recoiled shuddering from the con-
tact. Mrs. Francis Brewer, who spoke
for the cause between bouts at the st.
Nicholas Rink, said she could see nothing
Objectionable" in the prizefghts she wit
messed and she treated with the greatest
good nature the tempest of free speech
and tobacco smoke which muffled her pc
RODS. Jimmie" Johnston, the fight pro
moter, announced that he would give the
suffragists more chances to speak at his
fights; and even Norman Hapgood and
Joe" HUMPHREYS parted with expressions
of mutual regard.
Can there be in this the germ Of an
entente of no little future significance to
the race? Hitherto it has seemed as If
fight fans and suffragists represented two
reciprocally intolerant extremes in the
community, masculinity brutally trlum-
phant as against feminism. But when
they are introduced to each other, as in
this case, they apparently find enough in
common to want to know each other bet
ter. The fighter for suffrage and the in
dependence of her sex can appreciate
mans JOY in combat, and the man who
honestly enjoys a scrap can enter into the
woman's desire for a weapon which will
help to safeguard her individuality.
All of which has bearing on the
question, Will universal suffrage breed
pacifsts and mollycoddles? Not if prize
fights become popular with suffragists and
suffragists with the ringside fraternity.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-25
Romance Still Lives.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: 1t is said that during the month of
June there was experienced marked falling
off in marriages. which was thought to be
partly due TO the war. 1t seems to be fash
ionable TO blame things the now.
However, men seem to be less eager and
women are certainly more discriminating, to
their credit be il said
The predominance of divorce cases is
enough TO make one sit up and take notice.
These cases are more in evidence among the
wealthy and marital unhappiness appears to
be mainly due to the worship OF gold, which
is in the last analysis only bubble which
when burst leads to a vast deal of unhappi-
ness
But romance is not yet dead. Have just
heard of the romance of youth who, fear
ing his wealth would be the chief source Of
attraction. travelled incog., dressed in the
habliments of struggling artist, met his
mate and now feels thoroughly satisfied that
he won her on his merits, and is correspond
ingly happy.
JOHN FORSTER HARLEY, JR.
Bar Hsrbor, Me-, July Is, 1915
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-25

B. c. because she was becoming too great
rival? However, it happened that the best
or rather the most civilized, country won,
and it is to be hoped that the same will be
true in the present war
Another thing which | consider extremely
foolish is the quality of letters which you
print. For example, this morning you printed
most idiotic childish letter about Germany
attacking US by submarine from L. B. Fair
field. Also the letter of Moses Lyman on
informing Germany as to when ships leave
port, etc. Do you, yourself, really believe
this to be true? You know that the spy
system of San Marino Bolivia or Cuba, much
less one of world power, could ascertain
such information with perfect ease. A SINH
lar letter was printed few days ago. Please
do not get the impression that | am "a one
sided, pig-headed Dutchman," they are
called. for you have printed some silly, shall
low pro- German letters also. OF course,
there may be a reason for publishing such
opinions If there is, | would be thoroughly
grateful for the reason. Also for a criticism
of this letter, if you could possible spare the
time | am a high school pupil.
H. ALAN VOLKMAR.
Richmond Hill, n. Y. July 20. 1915.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-25
Cemetery Parasites.
To the Editor of The Tribune.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: May | ask your aid in ventlating
grievance from which apparently hundreds of
persons suffer. and suffer without knowing
specifically how TO protest against and so rem
edy the evil?
In a word, the neglect OF endless graves
for the care of which specified amounts are
annually paid to dishonest and shameless per-
sons, licensed by the cemetery corporations
lit would SEEM to prey upon the helpless liv-
ing and dishonor the sacred dead.
The writer has just written to the corpora
ton controlling y one Of the best known
cemeteries requesting a prompt cancellation
of the permits under which these unscrupu-
lous persons operate; i. e.. in the acceptance
of contracts which are utterly disregarded
unless a sharp vigilance Is maintained by
those who annually pay said contracts The
matter comes too close to the numberless al
ready saddened folk involved to justify silence
on the subject. J.
New York, July 10, 1915.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-25
HORSES REPAY KINDNESS
Work Better for Proper Food and
Care.

To the Editor of The Tribune
Sir: ! enjoy riding about the country.
Perhaps the habit Of observation for many
years has made me very keen sighted in my
old age, mentally.
Yesterday | had a delightful drive; Of
course. all the farming observed was not
equally good, but | saw nothing to sadden
me until came upon three horses, all worked
by the same man. These horses had good
frames, but the frames were too conspicuous;
they had a worried, wearied look and they
certainly were not happy, as all animals have
right to be.
Ny heart ached for them. Several years
ago | wrote an article for The Tribune
Farmer, "A Tale of Two Horses" which was
entirely true, for the horses were my own,
who never lost days work in twenty years
except a few days when her two colts were
foaled by the mare of the team. Not a fork
full of musty hay or a measure of musty
oats or an ear of mouldy corn ever went to
their feeding; they were properly watered
and groomed, and not hurried or harried.
wish to say that no matter how carefully
horses are fed IL they are hurried from the
time the harness is put on until il is taken
off they will not look WELL and they are not
we'll. Worrying. fretting and hurrying them
gives them Indigestion; jerking and pulling
their mouths makes them sore and they can
not chew their food properly.
Kindness pays in the care of all animals.
| do not believe there ever was a domestic
animal which was treated kindly from its
birth that became vicious.
! we'll remember my father coming into
possession of a fine. well-Hed horse which
his owner would not have parted with but
he became so vicious through the treatment
he received that his owner no longer dared
keep him. This horse was six years old when
my father bought him. a fine roadster and
very intelligent; he came to know Sunday
from the other days of the week, as for
MANY years we drove him TO church, and he
would of his own accord take the road lead
ing to the church on Sunday. while on week
days when driven to the village he would
take the road leading to the business part of
the town. For many gears he was the family
horse and the saddle horse OF the daughter of
the family and proved himself a most loyal
friend. AN OLD FARMER.
Iona n. Y, July 10, 1915
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-25
A Schoolboy's Criticism.

To the Editor Of The Tribune
Sir: Your editorial page is, 10 me at
least, the most interesting part Of your
paper. | have been reading it for seven
months, and my impression is that you claim
it stands for "strict neutrality"
Perhaps it is best to say in the beginning
that | am true American, though away back
my ancestors were German. | know this
makes me a barbarian. murderer, pirate and
even a maniac. especially if | attempt TO
champion the cause of Germany. Neverthe
less, | charge you Of being unneutral, un-
just and dsoyal TO the American standards
which you claim to uphold
Not long ago you printed an editorial "On
Bastile Day" On July II you printed a
letter asking for a similar editorial for Italy.
This, suppose, you will do next, or will it
be one for England or Russia? But the pub
lie may rest assured that it will not be for
barbaric Germany. Yet, who has the great
est economic and industrial system Of TO day,
who has turned out most Of the worlds
greatest scientists. musicians and manufact-
urer5? But" you claim, 1t is not this 20
which we object-it is 'miitarism'" How
ever. where would Germany be were il not
for her army Do you suppose that England
would allow Germany TO advance so far as 70
become a rival Of "Her Imperial Bulliness"?
IL has been so since the world began;
for did not Rome destroy Carthage in GAG
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-25
Suffrage in Colorado.

TO the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: In to-day's issue of your paper you
carry a letter from E. P. Wheeler stating that
the hysterical women go into politics in Col
orado and assist in making bad laws, etc
In the first place, Mr.. Wheeler must have
some very accurate information to make such
statment, and | therefore think that he
would be rendering a great service to all Of
us if he would state what these bad laws are
and the proportion of men and women voting
for them. General statements of this sort
are of little value, even when coming from
so well known a source as Mr.. Wheeler.
Secondly, these bad laws must be largely
local affairs, as | have before me testimony
from men of position in Boulder,
Breckenridge, Buena Vista. Canon City,
Colorado City, Del Norte, Denver, Durango,
Fort Morgan, La Juanita, Leadville, Long
mont, Manitou, Montrose, Ouray, Rocky Ford
and Salida and they all agree that women do
vote in considerable numbers, that they are
not corrupt, take an interest in public affairs
and that woman suffrage is working out sat
sfactorily.
Mr. Wheeler does not favor equal suffrage
for men and women for the same reason that
| am convinced he does not favor equal suf-
frage for men. IL is my sincere belief after
hearing Mr.. Wheeler speak and having read
his communications to the press that he
favors a restriction of the franchise and the
imposition upon the men who now vote of
some qualification that wout tend TO re-
strict the free expression of the will of the
American people. R. c. BEADLE,
Secretary of Mems League for Woman Suf-
frage of the State of New York.
New York July 81 1915
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-25
BRYANS INSINCERITY
Still Chief Obstacle to an Under.
standing with Germany.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: That the words and actions OF Mr.
Bryan have been and still are the chief OBJ
stace TO a close and wise rapprochement be-
tween the United States and Germany pro-
foundly believe. For Germany will not and
cannot believe in the sincerity Of our State
Department notes until they are supported
by real action. The mere fact that two OF
the notes bore the signature Bryan" stamped
them with insincerity. And this impression
that they were merely words, idle words
was heightened by his faithlcss III not tech
nically treasonable), private paterng with
the Austrian Ambassador, and confirmed By
his base appeals to German Americans and
others opposed 10 the policies of the govern
ment.
Permit me TO say that il seems 70 me tina,
our President and the Secretary Of State owe
it to the country they represent in some very
clear and vigorous way TO free their skirts
from any Of the stains which may have been
derived by long and close association with
the most shameless and dangerous man IN
America.
For those skirts are stained; and will be
so seen by all Germany until she is sure that
the trouble maker has been explicitly and Sc
verely condemned and disowned By the at-
minstration he sought and still seeks 70 de-
feat and disgrace In letters of mine they
have heretofore seen-The New York Trb-
une of May IA and June IA ventured the
suggestions that | still deem TO be wise and
needful.
Without repeating them now, let me say
that feel that the first thing and the easiest
to do to convince the German forces OF the
sincerity Of the President is 10 call a special
session of the Congress for advice, approprs-
tons and whatever legislative action may be
needful.
While Germany has several times given
casus belli, would not hastily declare war
There are many other steps equally efee.
tive without the horrors of war. Nor, y
Congress were called, need We at once recall
Gerard and send back Bernstorf.
So long as Germany is impressed by the
clamor and misrepresentation Of Bryan, so
long as she feels that he divides with the
President the consensus of public feeling so
long will it be believed by the Teutonc forces
that the United States will continue 70 exer'
else in diaectics and take no vrile action.
l. A just and proper official characterize
ton of the words and actions Of Bryan
2. The Congress in special session
These two actions" are the simplest ana
least harmful ways of demonstrating the
manly and patriotic sincerity of the admins
tration.
JOSEPH CULBERTSON CLAYTON.
Brooklyn, July 10, 1915.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-25
easily Explained"

Plausible hypothesis have been ad-
vanced to account for the unfortunate &C
cidents that have lately befallen various
vessels of our navy. The two fires on
board the New York, the fires in the New
Jersey and the Alabama, the fire in the
Oklahoma, now approaching completion at
the yards of the New York Shipbuild-
ing Company; the fire in the collier Vul-
can, the fire that threatened the destroyer
Warrington and the mishap that nearly
accomplished the sinking of another de-
stroyer. the Ericsson-all these regrettable
incidents are Professionally attributed to
human fallibility of one kind or another,
but the theory of sabotage at the instance
of foreign agents is dismissed as alto
gether groundless and untenabe.
1t is no wonder, considering the number
of accidents reported within few days,
that the public, in spite of official assur-
ances to the contrary, was inclined to at
tribute them to malice, and though there
is apparently no just reason for this sus-
picion, it cannot be said that the explana-
tons now offered are by any means re-
assuring.
The case of the Ericsson, we are told, is
easily explained" The explanation is
that a seaman, after washing down the
decks, on Tuesday, failed Ito turn off a
water tap" He apparently forgot to do
so-that is all-and no one noticed his
littss oversight till the following day. The
fires we have heard of lately are said for
the most part to have been almost I'M
avoidable." One of those in the New York
may have been due to an incandescent
lamp; the other may have been due to a
| lighted cigarette thrown carelessly in the
midst of some infammable stuff.
The official guesses at the causes in
all cases are more or less similar. One
fire was probably caused by dropping a
lighted match in the wrong place, another
was very likely due to the defective insu-
,ltion of some wires-in short, carelessness
negligence or a want of discipline is quite
sufficient to account for any of the various
accidents. 1t is comforting to be assured
that there is no reason to suspect plot
but the explanations offered suggest some
very notifying reflections.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-25
Ways of Petrograd Police.
Erom tn. pmdc. Adr.rtt.cr

IRON the DHndfr hdrfrfiNerD
Count Benckendorff the Russian Ambassa-
dor, who is in mourning for the loss of his
son, Count Peter, killed in action, had among
his predecessors in the title one who told q
curious story of the thoroughness of the
Petrograd police in the early nineteenth cen
fury. He had lost his pocketbook, contain
ing a considerable sum, gave notice and had
the money restored to him within a day or
two without the pocketbook Shortly after
he found that the pocketbook, still containing
the original notes, was not lost, but had
slipped into the lining of his fur coat. Natu-
rally, he asked whence had come the restored
money lie discovered that the police, rathe-
than admit failure, had collected the money
among themselves.