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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-12
Limiting Convention Activities.

President Roots policy, backed up by a
vote Of the delegates, that no proposals
NAV be introduced into the Constitutional
Convention by individual members after
June II is cminently wise ard proper. II
is by no means 20 be construed as inter
fering with the proper exercise Of any
delegates powers.
If within the month that remains be
fore the taking effect of that policy he
cannot rid himself Of all the burning
thoughts on governmental reform which
fin his throbbing mind, he doubtless would
be able. for one sufficiently important, TO
obtain unanimous consent for its intro
duction or the sanction of committee.
1t is highly desirable that this conven-
ton get TO its work and get It accom-
pljshed promptly. That Mr.. Root IS en-
dcavoring to make possible by this limita-
ton of the period for introducing pro
poscd amendments TO the constitution
Without such limitation there would be a
reproduction Of the overloaded calendars,
the frantic scramble and the ill-digested
product Of recent legislative sessions.
It is bad enough 10 have statutes built
on a hit-or-niss scheme; the new constitu-
ton certainly should not be constructed
that way. No project worthy Of discus
sion is likely TO be kept out Of debate by
this policy, but the calendars may be kept
free Of ill-considered measures or notoriety
seekers proposals.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-12

Of course, these products Of the poisoner's
art are to be prohibited or labelled ice
cream, second class" or "frozen mucilage,
ice cream type" or assorted fats, trap
pes" And then what is 70 become of the
cone trade. from which, it must be, Coney
Island derives its name? For whatever
may he said Of the rose and It's odor, ice
cream by any other name, and particular
ly its real name, docs not taste as sweet.
What, indeed. is ice cream If it is not a
great big problem at the foundation Of
orc Of our cherished institutions?
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-12
Dishonor Worse than War.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Thank you for your editorial OF this
morning, entitled Thinking" As to a
woman dishonor is worse than death, so to
a nation dishonor is worse than war. am
for peace If it can be had with honor, but
have only contempt for those who advocate
"peace at any price"
President Wilson says, "There is such a
thing as a nation being so right that it does
not need to convince others by force that il
is right" We are tired Of nothing but words
Let us have action. R. A. HEWITT.
New York, May II, 1915.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-12

For the benefit Of those readers who are
in the habit of reading Letters 70 the Ed
itor, in all newspapers, the following CLOS
sary is submitted
All thinking persons. all whose views coin.
eide with the letter-writers.
Fair play, the letter-writer's desire FOR s5es.
Neutral, anti-German.
Honor, war.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-12
To Booth Harrington. Master Penman.

To Booth Harrington. Master Penman.
Harrington. how shall We carol he WORTH o..
you.
Master OF marvellous magical prose.
How shall we sing OF the humor and mirth o.
You.
How shall we MARBLE tho art you cisclose'
You who can thrill us or gently enllyen Is
All with an easy and casual air.
How shall we chant OF the man who has
given -
Cherry and Penrod and Monsieur Bsaucsir.'
VIII O the wisp. with a flicker Of Puck In
you."
Thus warbled Hovey OF Barney McG.e
Sure you have all OF his charm and coed luck
IN you
Mixed with genius wonfroIs 70 see.
Love and philosophy. wisdom and Joy IN you.
All these We know. bit we love most 0, all
Just the unquenchable spirit o. Boy IN you
Bllthe with the days that we'd Ike 70 recall
Wisely and sanely you've gazed az society.
Learning the facts and the :ancies Of he.
So you have pictured IN flashing variety
Tragedy comedy. glamor and strife;
Here's 10 you. Harrington. Humanitarian.
Humanist. rather. with eyes that arc clear.
May you 1--we long as a hale centenaran
writing more bully good tales every yearl
BERroN BaAIkr.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-12
"A Wild Beast at LARGE.

To the Editor Of The Tribune
Sir: Your editorial of this morning was
grand in every sense. Truly wild beast is
at large in the world, terror to the civil
lied nations who profess humanity. II we
of America are to endure the insults to our
flag and citizens witness the Gulfight and
the Lusitania-let US at least be permitted
to hope and pray for the success OF the
armies of the Allies who are battling for
our civilization. our homes and families, as
well as their own.
A VETERAN OF THE CIVIL WAR.
New York. May II, 1915.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-12
Can or Gould"
To the Editor Of The Tribune.

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: In your issue Of the 9th inst. you
say in answer 70 n Question Of Grammar
that the sentence He has done the best he
can is correct Permit me to ask you
what tense is the verb can? think that
we must have could" in order TO CORE
spond with the past Of the verb has done
In the principal clause
ISAAC KRESH.
New York. Mag I. 1915.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-12
The Loss of the Lusitania.

deprives men Of reason and leads them to
such barbaric acts.
War is a black Solution" Of any interna-
tional question, and we who know only the
half truths Of the situation should hesitate
before we speak lightly of it or plunge the
nation into untold misery. Let US have no
more editorials which urge US TO remember
the Maine. II. F. WHICHER.
New York, May 8, 1915.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-12
The Common Enemy, Prussianism.

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir; Your editorial this morning should
be beacon light In every home for the hu-
name principle II stands for, and should IN
spire o new resolve In every breast to exter-
inmate the common enemy OF humanity,
Prussianism. D. BROWN.
BergenAeld, n. j., May II, 1915.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-12

The Suffs are women of their word. lhe
Tower for Saturday is in course OF CON
struction, and Friday at midnight MIS-,
Rose Young, whom they have appoln'e'
makeup editor, will descend to the eOmp
room and arrange the items in order.
By the way, did Old Vic Huerta' VIM
is going to live at Forest Hills, ever 50
lutte that flag?
The Giants should he the Presidents
favorite team.
There is such a thing as being too proa'
to win.
F.P. A
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-12
President Wilson's Philadelphia
Address.


Since President Wilson has declared
that his Philadelphia speech was not a
statement Of national policy and his refer
ence to pride without bearing upon the
existing crisis, there can be no justice or
wisdom in criticising this address.
There is only one regret which the Phil
ndelphia utterance must provoke and men
ton Of it does not mean captious criticism
or lack Of sympathetic recognition Of the
strain which the President Is under. We
shall not misunderstood Mr.. Wilson's
words. However much men may disagree
with his views and his beliefs, they will
recognize them TO be sincere and honor
able. What is TO be feared is that they may
be less well understood In Berlin and Wen
ma than IN Washington and New York.
To The Tribune the ultimate hope for
peace seems 70 lie In the possibility that
the German rulers and statesmen may be
brought to realize that adherence to their
present course means war. If the German
Government actually recognizes what most
Americans gee plainly-nsmely, that an
other GulAight or Lusitsnia incident VIII
mean war-they may yield to policy what
they have denied to humanity.
There are many well informed people
who believe that had the British Govern
ment made It clear TO Germany IN the last
week Of July last year that England
would stand with France, that Britain
would share IN a general war, the war
might have been avoided. Certainly TO
the very close Germans failed TO recognize
that the participation Of England was
inevitable if they declared war.
Like every other American newspaper,
The Tribune hopes TO see war avoided. 1t
looks with frank horror on the growing
prospect that the United States will be
dragged into the whirlpool of strife. But
with this horror Is the very plain recogni-
ton that the only possible escape must
come with the accurate appraisal in Berlin
of American sentiment.
War, II It comes, will come because Ger
a.. ~
American flag and belligerent chips laden
with American passengers, without giving
the notice which would permit the escape
Of the American crews and passengers. If
Germany continues this practice peace is
impossible. war inevitable.
Therefore 1t becomes the duty Of all Of
us TO make clear, 80 far as 1t Is possible,
lust what the situation is, TO do all that is
possible TO establish in German minds what
American opinion is, that war may not re-
suit from misunderstanding but from de-
liberate and reasoned provocation.
To Just this extent many Of Mr.. Will
sons fellow countrymen will regret his
words at Philadelphia and rejoice at his
later statement. Since Lincoln, no Presi-
dent has had to make 30 grave decision
ne Woodrow Wilson must now make. His
responsibility and his tragic duty should
alike command the respect and the sym
pathy Of Americans. No party lines could
survive the present crisis, no imaginary
partisan advantage could prompt cavilling
which would approximate treason. 1t Is
precisely because The Tribune feels the
gravity Of the situation, the burden of
Mr.. Wilson's responsibility, that 1t calls
attention to the peril which seems TO 1t
most serious to-day.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-12
Start Out Now"

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: Please accept this expression of high
appreciation of your article of to- day on the
Lusitania atrocity, headed Thinking" II
IL the truest and most forceful expression OF
true American sentiment on this subject tina,
have seen anywhere
Let US not wait, but start out now at once
ike men to make the world safe for our
selves, our women and our children.
VETERAN.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-12
The Coming Toye,

In fifty men who know how 10 play
tennis, one, perhaps, is able 70 referee a
game. In fifty men who know nothing Of
international law, little Of politics, little Of
world commerce. and nothing of the true
meaning Of war, about forty-nine feel sure
that they could run this nation 20 the sat.
isfaction Of all its citizens.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-12

Her mother was discovered prone upon
a pillowless lounge, dangerously facing a
gaslight and reading a magazine which
had no covers.-From "Angela's Bust
ness" by Henry Sydnor Harrison.
Mother must have been considerable
contortionist. Or do you misuse prone
too?
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-12

her [Yale'sl president, whom
he suspected was not a good college presl-
dent.-E. S. Martin, in Life.
President Hadey is a good pre- -ldent;
and he has a good Department OF English,
too. which may regret that Alumnus Iar-
tin cyrils his whOms.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-12

It Is question Of mood, our course with
Germany. Most votes favor the imperative.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-12

Grim-visaged war, II appears, hath no.
wrinkled the smoothed front Of Prexy
Wilson.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-12

A contrib says that he's lingo colyum
reader; he's for the Tower, right or
wrong. And some day" he adds, you
may be right about something
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-12

Publishers candor, as shown in CIR
cular letter from the George Il. Doran
Company: THE first little sketch IN
Who's Cobb and Why?' is one by Robert
H. Davis; which was sent out TO literary
editors a couple of years ago; but all 'ne
rest of the Cobb booklet is quite new ana
amusing as we'll as authoritative"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-12
AND DID IT LIKE ~

Iron the Denver POST
Miss ethelyn MILLER gave her boU,,sag tea vztsrtp s'.
ternoon.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-12
MANY a True Word spoken A. the Romans DO.

Many a True Word spoken A. the Romans 10
SIR: was speaking 20 Duie'nea and V't'enn'
yesterday. and believe me. Visienne s back 10 'N'
D O, C. She said to me. well here
there's nothing succeeds Ike trying as1in
which Dulcinea spoke up. You kno" '"N,
an exception to prove the rule that ihey new
come back"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-12

A Fifth Avenue shop window-sho"'
lingerie of gold fabric, labelled "a va
peur d'argent." Quelque transmutauOn'
w. II. S. oplnes.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-12

New York. May Z. 1915.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-06-14


he de4rersa5
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-06-14
one-Eighth Of the Mileage in
This County is Operated
under Court Orders.
fBy Harold +. Lame. associate editor,
- ISo;IzCax Az. GaZeftel

(By Harold F. Lame. associate editor,
Railway Age Gazette)
CHICAGO, June 1.-THE hscaA
year Of 1915 is rapidly drawing TO a
close with one-eishth Of the railroad
mileage of the United States, or a to-
tai Of approximately $4,000 miles, IN
the hands: Of RECEIVERS This mileage
is slightly greater than the mileage
of roads in receiverships on June 81.
1896. although. OF course the pro
portion to. the total mileage; oper5
ated is much less than it was in 1895
because of the very much larger
mileage now operated
OF a total operated mileage OF
1857 IN June 80, 1895. the total
mileage OF roads IN the hands OF re-
icerers was 3o.475, according to the
Interstate Commerce Commission
figures. or about one-sixth- The to-
tai par value of securities outstano-
ing or roads operated by receivers
was S1,795. 100000 The presen.
total mileage is; about; 24S.000 ana
the par value OF securities outstand-
ing for the roads now being operated
by receivers is approximately 81
815,eoO- This figure is also signify
in excess of that for 1895
The larger systems which are now
IN. the hands, Of receivers are the
Chicago, Rock Island and Pac1tc,
with S,32S miles of road: the 81.
Louis and San Francisco. with 49,
miles; the Wabash. with 2,514 miles.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-06-14

age IN receE eBhips atrthatd tine was
largely accounted for hys thes-eceiyet5t
ships established in 1892 and 1850
IN whichatMo years 39.S4S miles o. I.
road became insoIyent In 159 70 =.
self only 5A41 miles OF road we're
put ;intosthe hands OF IeessgeEg ; anaii
IN the preyfouS year but s9$9 m11essi
Onthe other hand. the present large.
mileage Is largely accounted@sor by:
roads that have gone into receivers
ships comparatively recently Inc
Rock, Island receivershtp dates back
but few weeks In 1912 Soy
miles of ROAD 9ecame bankrupt.aIn!a.
IN 1914 the total was From
1886 to 1913, fnere was only one,
year, 1908, In which as much as ii
600 miles Of road became s2uso1veut-
The ten yeau following 1896 were
years OF Unparalleled prosperity n
the United States BvJune sc. 1885.
the return OF prosoerisv ar Least In SO
for as the bankrIHt railroads were
concerned, was well In sight the
Archison, Topeka and Santa F'e had
been takens.out OF receive-shfp IN DE-
cember, 1885. and this might oe
railroad situation The Northern Pa
Icidc was taken out before the end OF
1896 aswere also the Union Pac.dc
and the Norfolks and Western Ths
Baltimore and Ohio was reorganizsd
without foreclosure sale In 1893;
In 1886. no one OF the large roads N
the hands Of receivers was inwhat
might be called a hopeless situation.
At present the Pere Marquette the
Western Pacidcsand the Atlanta. BIZ :.
mingham and Atlantic have little II
any, inmedfate prospect Of reorgam-
Ezafion.. and the St Louis and the Gin GIN
Hc1nnat1, Hamilton and Dayton quite
probably. cannot be reorgantzed ~
least Until after the&end OF the Eu-
ropean va. The Chicago. Rock Is
land and Pacific may have only 2
very short srecetyersaip. A plan 9.
has been: agreed upoo 1
Cor the. Wabash, and the date has
been set: for foreclosure sale OF the
international and Great NoTthern-
OF course the. railroad situation
gloomy as one, might. suppose from
looking only at the facts presented
above in regard to receivershtps
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-06-14
M ANY RAILROADS ARE
IN RECEIVERS HANDS.

the Pere Marquette with c,322 miles.
The Chicago and Eastern Illinois.
with 1882 miles; the 1nternatlonoae.
and Great Northern. with l'10o'
miles; the Cincinnati, Hamilton ana
Dayton, with LOIS miles; the West
ern Pacific. with GAG miles: the ~
ianta Birmingham and Atlantic, With
645 miles: and the Wheeling ana
Lake Erie with $50, miles These
roads alone account for 22s444 mNs.
The, remaining 5000 miles are rep
resented by a number OF small roads
The principal roads that were IN
the hands Of receivers in 1896 were
the Northern Pacific. with 4,533
miles; the Union Pacific. with l.
S36 miles. and its subsidiaries having
an additional mileage OF appro,d-
mately $500 mi1es;-the snbs1d1arfs
Of the. Atchison. Topeka and santa
Fe. with approximately :, 600 niles.
miles: the Norfolk and westerns
with 1.571 miles; and the Philadel-
phia and Reading. with SS4 miles
The comparison OF the two years 1s
rather starting, however. becaus ON
June 80, 1896, the railroad situation
was distinctly on the menu- s,.netcer
It Is so at present Is more doubtful
An examination OF the records OF
roads thrown into receiveTships since
1895. as Complied annually by the
Railway Age Gazette, apparently IN
dicates a. different situation at pres
ent from that which existed In lS9n,-
Most OF the larger roads then oein g
operated under the jurisdiction OF
the courts were on their way out OF
their difficulties and the larger mile
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-06-14
= IDWNDES DEPARTMENT STORE.

riarchate, later removed TO Venice
It stiu possesses a cathedral built IN.
456 by the Patriarch Niceta- \
{ -Grado has a weu7developed fishing
industry, that largely gives employ
ment to its $500 inhabitants. It IS a
square town, with marrow streets
picturesque Z buildings numerous
court yards, and many testimonials OF
brighter bygone days. Its built on
one Of me is1and-chain that stretches
from the mouth OF the Isonzo to that
of the Brenta,s toward Venice Many
Of IT'S present buildings are slight huts
of reeds the homes OF its Adr1af1o
fishermen. Most of the people Of
Gado are Italian-speadng. During
recent years, the city has developed q
certain interest as awatering Place
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-06-14

1In5+ed states are to be, In attendance
~ he meeting The first regular ses-
SION 81 NJ. viii BE- held tonight at when
figa the subject Of Child Welfare
IN It's Relation to Tuberculosis VII
be discussed.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-09-06
MEAT INJURIOUS y: q.
TO THE KIDNEYS
Take q tablespoonful of Salts if Back
hurts OF Bladder bothers-Meat
forms uric acid.

We are a nation of meat eaters ard
our blood is filled with uric acid, says a
well-mown authority, who warns us to
be constantly on guard against kidney
trouble.
The kidneys do their utmost to free
the blood of this irritating acid, but
become weak from the overwork; they
get sluggish; the eliminative tissues clog
and thus the waste is retained in the
blood to poison the entire system.
When your kidneys ache and feel like
Jumps of lead, and you have singing
pains in the back or the urine is cloudy,
full of sediment, or the bladder is irri-
table, obliging you to seek relief during
the night; when you have severe head
aches, nervous and dizzy spells, sleepless-
ness, acid stomach or rheumatism in bad
weather, get from your pharmacist about
four ounces OF Jad Salts; take a
tablespoonful in a glass of water before
breakfast each morning and in a few
days your kidneys will act fine This
famous salts is made from the acid Of
grapes and lemon juice, combined with
lithia, and has been used for generations
to flush and stimulate clogged kidneys,
to neutralize the acids in urine SO it is
no lona.er a source of irritation, thus
ending urinary and bladder disorders.
.Iad Salts is inexpensive and cannot
injure; makes a delightful effervescent
Whitewater drink, and nobody can make
a mistake by taking little occasionally
to keep the kidneys clean and active.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-09-06

years The principal industrial estab-
lishments are ironworks and wood
working factories.
The fortress is on the railway from
Libau and Wilma to Ekaterineslaf. One
of the great trans-European Russian
highways, beginning at Warsaw and
Passing through Siedlce, Brest Lit
ovsk, Kobrin, northeast over the lone
ly swamps to Malowidy and, thence
through marsh, forest and meadow, to
Moscow, passes through Bobruisk
This is one of the most direct and
convenient of all the great roads now
leading into the heart OF Russia. The
fortress is more than 200 miles be.
yond the German lines advancing
from the west The town. housing 4
population of $4,000, was almost en-
tirely destroyed by fire in 1902
which directed the governments at.
tention to improvements and to the
dismantled defense"
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-09-06

after President Page for some time.
And | can now assert that Before tais
matter is ended some OF these men
will discover that they can not carry
out any such libelous program witl
impugnity"
Moman Pruiett, who has taken ip
the cause OF President Page, says
"The devilish work that has been
going on to iniure TnraaA Page, abso.
lutely one of the ablest negro eduea-
tors Of the nation, may ue charged TO
a group OF negro Democrats who want
to get rid Of him in order that sore
OF them may succeed him at Langs.
ton"
Prof. Page has spent over eight
years in building mp this negro senool.
and has made it high grade insttu-
ton He has been forced by this
campaign agaist him to resign, and
the friends Of the institution. now fear
that its good work and usefulness will
be badly crippled. whatever may he
the outcome OF this affair.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-09-06
s A D PLIGHT D.
DAUGHTER OF 4
MURDER VICTIM
MOTHER IN JAIL. DAUGHTER
OF MUSKO GEEAN LEFT TO
RUN BUSINESS ALONE

Muskogee, Sept G.-Although her
mother Is in jail charged with hack.
ng her husband, w b Province, to
death, Bertha Province, lS-year-old
laughter, is still running the little
suburban grocery store where her
father was killed.
"It is the only means OF support
or me and my two brothers" she
explained today. 81 must make what
money | can here selling the wares of
papa's store"
While she was not emotional she
to be resentful toward her
mother who was arrested Thurs y,
charged with killing Province. 81
"Wen, mama, ! hope you're salts
fled You've been wishing all norm
.ng that papa was dead sA
These were the first words uttered
by one of the Province boys when he
stepped into his fathers grocery store
md learned Of the attack on W. II
Province, August II, according to the
story told officers today.
Several men testified shortly after
the murder that they heard the boys
make the above statement with the
exception OF "all morning"