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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-22

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: week ago | began taking your
raper in place Of another New York daily,
mainly because your views OF the great world
war, the paramount issue before the civilized
world to-day are more nearly in accord Win
nv own convictions than those Of any other
New York daily. Permit me therefore to
EXPRESS my heartiest Communications of your
lengthy and very able editorial under the
caption Of "The Sham in re British Ministry,
and which appears in your issue Of to-day
| have followed the war news and kindred
reports of the government administrations
Of the belligerent nations very closely during
the last fourteen months, but must confess
that your comprehensive and incisive edito-
rial to-day is a revelation to me. Notwith-
standing that ] had heard many Britishers
and others regretfully express their painful
disappointment over the poor showing
which England has made in the land oper-
ations since the battle of the Marine, ! have
tried 10 offer various reasonable excuses FOR
her failures so far as these operations are
concerned. but had partially failed to COM
prehend the real cause of Engand's futile
efforts" against the great German military
power and the seriousness OF the situation
as it now confronts the nation. Your edlto-
rial. which ought 10 be copied by every lead
ing paper in the country, lays bare the vital
facts which lie at the bottom Of Britain 5
failure thus far TO deliver a master stroke
anywhere against the German and Turkish
armies.
| am also pleased with the way you use
the object lesson of the establishment of
the English people to awaken the American
people to the seriousness of the situation in
the world confagraton as it concerns them.
Whether or not our politicians are "slavishly
initiating" the mistakes of the British Min
istry. the peace at any price party led by
Mr. Bryan among the politicians and by the
Revs. Frederick Lynch and Charles Z. Jefer-
son among the churchmen. is surely leading
our nation toward the same threatened disas-
ter.
No sane man will deny the allegation tina
Germany was the aggressor in starting the
European war. and her motives for doing
so are now also very we'll understood by Us
all. But would Germany have been so eager
TO plunge into this conflict with her alleged
enemies if England had been as well pre-
pared on land as she was on the seas? Was
/. not the "contemptible little army" of Eng
land. plus the lack Of equipment in the
French army and Of organization in the Rus
sian army. that tempted the war party IN
Berlin 20 strike when its time had come :
VIII our pacifst politicians who are clam
oring for disarmament and our millionares
who are giving their money 20 further the
reaco propaganda stop and think about these
facts? Was it not unpreparedness on the
side Of Britain and her allies rather than
the opposite condition that precipitated the
present dreadful conflict?
AN ENGLISHMAN.
New York, Oct 20, 1915.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-22
1.-THE SHAM

great one II has the strength, fire and snap
of The Tribune editorials of '63.
In 1907 | spent many days with some aS'e
Prussan officers, Prussan Cardinal and
Prussian Dominican doctor OF divinity IN
Rome and | became thoroughly satisfied Of
the Prussian determination TO do what 1t be-
gan to try to do last year have many
friends in London, some of them prominent
and on my return TO that city | told them
all what believed was coming, and what
you say this morning is absolutely true.
am reading The Tribune more than |
hid. never look at the title on the first
page without becoming reminiscent. How |
wish for the sake of itself, the American
people and my sake it would go back &c
being for the people and the things people
want II il did, in the tone and manner OF
your mornings editorial, in very few
years it would be the greatest paper in the
Urited States. AMASA THORNTON.
New York, Oct. 20, 1915
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-22
Mr.. Moss's Responsibility.

Mr.. Isaac \. Seligman has conveyed
p neat and deserved rebuke to Frank
Moss, which must be made all the moro
bitter by the statement that he intends
to vote for District Attorney Perkins
The assumption that because any ind
vidual favored. or was supposed TO favor
Mr.. Moss primary candidacy necessarily
commits him to favor Mr.. Moss's candi-
dacv for election will not hold. In cases
where that impression is created by The
Moss campaigners, contrary to fact, u
merits not only the individuals condem
nation but the publc's.
AS Mr.. Seligman points out. Mr.. Moss
candidacy can only "endanger the elec
ton Of Mr.. Perkins and strengthen tho
hope Of Tammany's success at the polls
That is not public service. 1t is not z
course which runs with Mr.. Moss pre-
vious career, in which he has shown hi
antagOnism to Tammany and the thing
which Tammany rule has meant to tint
city. II is n denial of all his previous
record and Il betrayal of the confidence
men had reposed in him as a sincere
straight-thinking advocate Of clean poll
tics. Not the widest fight Of vanity OF
the most lying tales of campaign work
ers should make a man Of his experience
believe he has a ghost Of a chance OF
election. For him TO continue his efforts
means merely a division Of the anti
Tammany vote That, in turn, may bring
about the defeat Of Mr.. Perkins, an able
honest. splendidly qualified public ser
want. Frank Moss could do himself anC
the city no worse turn than to be respon
sible for Tammany's victory.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-22
The Slang of the Trenches

lFrom M HoHchf''f- Gaardidnl
Last winter made us familiar with Jack
Johnsons." "Black Marias,' and whole
Of humorous nomenclature Tor
German shells and for the topography OF the
trenches. from the outer line, or drawing
ROOM" 20 the inner line, or reception room,
and the grim "dormitoIy" in the rear where
tho dead are buried We know that the
soldier calls a body-beIt "the dado round the
din.ug-room,' and among he various comes
t.bles that find their way into that dining
room "torpcdoes" stand for sausage-rolls and
for twopenny meat-pies. In train
ing camps plenty Of satire flies about # the
cakes are smaller than usual as, for eX-
ample. This is no, IN TO chest measure
ment" or This IS below standard height"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-22
VIM. CADWALADER HUDSON
A Tribute TO a Faithful and Well
Loved Newspaper Man.

To the Editor Of The Tribune
Sir. In the recent death Of William {.
Hudson the press Of greater New York has
sustained great loss. for he was one of its
ablest and best beloved workers.
Mr.. Hudson was a remarkable man in many
rcspects: he was novelist, playwright poiit-
cal biographer and graceful rsminiscentist, a'
well as one OF the most interchangeable OF news
ppper men. lie never penned line but what
lie adorned I'm his own inmitable way. No
more picturesque figure moved in newspaper
life than he No stranger ever passed him by
without taking q second look at him and ask
ing who he Was At time, he had n marvel
lous resemblance 20 Henry Ward Beecher-
especially 80 when his kindly face beamed
with some ennoblnC thought.
This was William c. Hudson, whose charm
OF manner was never clearer shown than n a
reception given him at The Eagle" editorial
rooms on the occasion Of his SEVENTEEN birth
day on ending speech, notable for its gen
tleness and simplicity, he said "My ambi-
tior f. that when the final curtain is rung
down on the drama OF my life you will feel
moved 20 stop q moment in the pressure OF
life and The Eagle work TO say. perhaps
with regret 'Hc was n good fellow; he wrote
good stuff he WIS a faithful! servant Of the
Paper crave no better epitaph.'
NJ Hudson's remarkable memory was n
marvel to all who knew him. a n writer he
was accurate and conscientious in every de-
tail or bic work
shall end with the fitting tribute OF an
adm.rcr who has already passed over: 81
choose TO remember him rot for the brill
iGncy OF his intellect. great though that was.
but for the kindness Of his heart. for truly II
ough: 70 be written Of him. 'He one who
loved his fellow men lie has gone the way
we must all travel but the world to those
who knew him will be duller for his absence"
GERALD CARLTON.
Brooklyn. Oct. 20, 1915
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-22
International Law and Arm enia

To the Editor OF The Tribune
Sir: Pretending 20 be what one is not does
not appeal TO me rs a truly American charac-
tcrstic. Many Americans. no doubt. will dif-
FER with me- but comparatively speaking the
Offences we can he accused of in this direc-
lion are limited 10 certain people and not by
any means common TO ali. Our leading men
in nearly all lines Of life have hitherto com
pared favorably with those of other nations in
not Wishing to be considered more deserving
O. credit than they really are.
Soaring TO Giddy heights without return
ticket is truly un-Amercsn A high sounding
lhrase never fails to cause certain suspl-
c;on OF its originator. To learn that all
America men, women and children in it
have p great cause, the cause Of humanity
itself. and that only By preserving inter
7 ational law can humanity be saved seems a
startling doctrine 10 be listening to when
100000 Armenians, belonging rs they do TO
one Of the oldest Christian nations Of the
world. arc being slaughtered and worse,
without excuse or reason.
Have ~menians no greater right TO be
rreseryci .han international law? II seems
that Belgium experienced the lack Of connec-
ton between international law and humanity.
Let US cut ont this humbug business; the
old type of hot air certainly has this more
/ efned modern type beaten - a fraz lie.
FROM MISSOURI
Oct. 1s, 1915 But an Exile in Nebraska.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-22
Absolutely True"
: ditor OF The Tribune.

To the Editor Of The Tribune
Sir: | read in The Tribune this morning
with mixed feelings your editorial "The
sham" sly feelings were mixed. because
IL carried me back to my early boyhood days,
when on the old homestead in ST. Lawrence
County my grandmother and myself used to
read The Tribune together rs it made the
yht for humanity ] went back to Grecley's
Tribune. Where lived everybody read The
Tribune. everybody was Republican.
have not read The Tribune much for
years.. When ! was active in Manhattan
politics, n district leader ard state commit
teemhn. ! had very bitter fights with John
=. Milholland, and naturally The Tribune got
70 be unwelcome TO my family and ! stopped
reading II.
Your editorial this morning is very. very
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-22
An Example for English PubIicals.

The new no-treating order has been the
cause of some pcrplcxity among the bar
keepers Of London. The desire to retain
some scmbance OF sociability and good
fellowship has led occasionally to q modi-
fed form of treating by which the bottle
Of soda split with the two glasses Of
whiskey is paid for by the treater.
There is obviously nothing illegal in
this, provided each drinker pays for his
whiskey since the order applies only to
alcoholic beverages, but it led at first to
a good deal of head scratching among the
tayerners, whose natural desire in these
strenuous times is to avoid even the ap-
pearance of evil. A considerable number
seem to have come TO the conclusion that
the safest plan is TO insist on every man
paying for his own drink, whatever it
may be.
Greater and more complicated problems
viii doubtless develop in time. The law
makes an exception in the case Of drinks
served with meals Every one remembers
what that led TO under the old Raines
law. A sandwich was meal enough if %
man chose 10 eat no more Sandwiches
gradually dwindled in dimensions and
Ultimately became UNBEATABLE. serving the
turn Of all customers one after the other
And why not? No one could force man
to eat before he drank. and certainly
there was nothing in the law to make him
eat after be had drunk. In time it wa.
found that a hard-boiled egg in The shell
served the purpose Just as well and wore
better. Finally some Of the more frugal
soloonkoepers made use of a dirty plate
the fiction was that the customer had
finished his meal.
There are plenty Of devices open to the
encouragers Of sociability in England if
they viii condescend to initiate the exam
pie Of New York under the Raines law.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-22
A Call for Figures.
tor Of Tie Tribune.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: Every now and then The Tribune pub
fishes single tax letter similar to that Of
james F. Morton, jr., in to-days issue.
These letters invariably deal in general
ties. and no figures or otherwise are sub
mitted in proof Of the oft repeated assertions
OF Clover rents" etc. which are to be the
fruit OF single tax
] understand that the purpose OF single tax
is 20 abolish all forms Of taxation save that
or land values. ii this understanding be cor
rect. then II certainly should be a simple mat
ter TO show by figures how the prophesicd re-
duction in rents viii be accomplished a re-
duc;ion in rents Of tenement dwellers is a
consummstion devoutly TO be wished for.
TENEMENT OWNER.
New York, Oct. 10. 1915.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-22
A Timely Warning

To the Editor Of The Tribune
Sir: Your editorial. THE Sham" in this
morning Tribune is a masterpiece am
Engi 81, and II he'd the money would
have chat editorial printed as an advertise
ment in all the leadiu, rcwspapers OF Great
Britain. And the warming TO the American
people is very timely and forceful. and il is
to DO hoped IT will be needed g. A. NJ.
New York. Oct. 90, 1915.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-22
Should Our Time Come.
New York, Oct. 20, 1915.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: Your strong editorial OF to-day m'A''
we citizens of British birth raised IN Wv
deluded atmosphere you speak squi'm
We trust that your editorial will SO shs'.
the politicians OF our adopted country 'Ds.
we will have o need to sqvirm should Om'"
Sans time come. \. GLASN h"'@''
Jersey City, Oct. 20. 1915.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-22
Thanks.

To the Editor Of The Tribune. -
Sir: At last, Your masteriul ed'0, !,
"The Sham" mas appeared. It Is the "a ~.
thing you have written in long time
but il is great An article like TINS one 49,,
week would be a treat to your resa,
Thank you. NJ f. ID'
New York. Oct. 20. 1915.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-22

You can purchase merchandise advertised
in TIE TRIBUNE with absolute sate'y- -;'1.
4 dissatisfaction results m any case I'M
TRIBUNE guarantees TO pay your money
aack upon request. No red tape, no qulo-
Ling. We make good promptly II the adj
vertiscr does not.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-22

But perhaps it would hardly he safe 70
try such experiments under the defence
Of the realm act.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-22

In celebrating the 5ooth anniversary Of
Hohenzollern rule. the Germans show re
marEablc capacity to kiss the hand that
smitcs them.
That motrimony tax which Professor john
son proposes would be like adding insult 20
injury.
Plainly the Greeks fear the other fellows
bearing gifts.
The Washington herald., 1915-07-21

dency. Chickens were easy due in part to the
dvancing season.
Fruits and vegetables were in ample quantities.
ard the trading fair. Owing TO the heavy
supply. quotations continued low and unchanged.
The figures Were
H.
BUTTER-Bsst prints. new per h.. g; tub. per
ID q; process. per H.. 2la25; under grade.
t-r ID. Gao: 'toTe-pscked. per h.. lsaA
LARD-1ub pune. per h.. Nssl:: do. con-
3ount pa ID. ss. Cottonsteed OIL yer can. 81.
CHEEsL-Nex Yorr. new. per 10. Is: nat. per
b. 10: Swiss domestic. ner ID. ~: do. foreign.
LIVE POCLTRY-Hens per H., e; BOOSTERS.
Per h. !oai. ducks. per ~. l2a!3 turkeys choice.
per h.. lSal5: DO. ordiuuy. IL: spring chickens.
per ID, 9a2
per bh local 80: lima beans. Yer basket 2ooa3.0
beets Per bunch. lals; cabbage. new. per bb 5a75:
cantaloupes. per crate. aae0o; carrots. pei
bunch. ls'2' caulitoTer. Ter b'aHet. 5oaI5'
per doz.. lGa2; cucumbers. per basket. 25aI5
cymblings crate, Ss3s; eggTants case. LOAF co:
kale. per Dbl. 25af0; lettuce. per basket. 5oa
do. per Dbl. SAILS; onions. Texas. yellow. per
crate l0cal.25 s; do. white, crate. 0al.00; new.
per 100 punches. snal.0o; Okla. per crate. I5al CO.:
Tess, nearby per Dbl. !0oa3.0O: do. New York.
per has 75aln; peppers. per basket I5al.5: pots-
toes Northern FER sack Locals do. bushel 50a6O;
lima. locals; radishes. per 20. Sa!oV spinach.
per Dbl. 15a:o0: tomatoes nearby. per box. 5s5o.
FRCITS-Apples. new. per Dbl. Looa25o; black
berries. per at. Sale; cheIIfs. per ct. loa
IS: cuHants FER crate. ERASE: Gooseberries. Der
At. 5as: grapefruit. per box. 20s3oo: grapes. Mai
aga. per keg. 300a50o; huckleberries per ct. 4a7;
lemons. per box. O0a2.5aS lines. per 100. 5a
l5; oranges. California. per box. 3.0oa3.75: do.
Florida. per box. 3.25aiOo; peaches per craze
75a.75 p,uns per crate. lela2.S0: pinespples. pei
crate. l.5oa2.25: wstermeons. each. San.
LIVE STOCK-Yeal calves. prime per H., SSas;
do. medium. per b.. 7a7ls; do. heavy. :; spring
lambs. per ID, sasis
HAY, STRAW, AND CoRN-Hay. best timothy.
new. per ton. $50: Mixed per TN. l2.0ca4U:
old hay. per ton. 300; straw. per ton. l0.oal2oo;
wheat straw. per ton. AGO: corn. per Dbl. AS.
sEEDS-CoTe-. crimson per h.. SAG: alfalfa.
american grown. Ter h.. ls: German miuet,
SIS: Sorghum. or Zane. per bushe soaIOo; COW
is: Sorghum, cane per brishel, 90; COW
peas. per bushel L6oal15 Maine grown SEED po-
tatoes. per E-peck sacks tl25 lbs. nett. II.
WOOL AND HIDES-Wool. vaahei. free Of
burrs. per ID. .: wool. unwsshed. per h.. -;
hides. DRY. yer h.. 2ias salt hides. dry. PER h..
2a22; salt hides. green. b.. Il; cafskfns. green
each. Locals.
The Washington herald., 1915-07-21

CHICAGO GRAIN.

Chicago. July 3.-There was an almost reversal
Of conditions surrounding the wheat market today.
compared with MONDAY. The fact that the hum
OF the reaper heard many parts Of the South
west today welcome change. as was also
the appearance Of Old Sol Bearish conditions
were in evidence on every side but the sunshine
orerbalsnced all other factors. Sales for export
100 900 bushes
There were sharp declines in cash wheat at
all points. buyers awaiting further declines on the
bright weather and consequent increased offerings.
ST. Louis reported bad break in cash wheat the
decline amounting to sal0 cents. At Kansas City
the loss was to cents. and No. red sold here
at the July price. compared with cents over that
month early Monday. From the action OF the
wheat market today in breaking sharply with or.
day of sunshine. the foundation Ct the market
would not seem very strong With promise Of
improved conditions there is little doubt but that
the country will hasten TO DISPOSE of at least
part Of its surplus
The short interest in wheat is pretty well
The Washington herald., 1915-07-21
Copyright. 1915, BY n. L. GoIdberg.

eliminated. The wheat TO come forward
will doubtless Prove a heavy weight under ordinary
conditions. Foreigners will likely make goodly
purchases Of this grain wheneVer the price suits
them. but hardening in values will result IN
exporters withdrawing from the market Condi-
tons against the bulls and in favor Of the bears
with favorable. weather conditions. There were
no sales of cash wheat reported here to-day.
In the coarse grain markets the only advance
shown \ cent in July corn. The deferred flu
lures = to / cen; lower Oats lost = TO l
cent. There unselsOnably low temperatures
in parts Of the belt, which seemed TO be lost
sight Of under the influence Of dry weather. Cash
sales Of corn l61.00O bushels and OF 60 :
coo bushels. with 5000 bushels Of the latter for
export Provisions sold of sharply. supplies com
ing largely from recent BUYERS. Packers gave
the market indifferent support except around inside
prices and then they took the bulk of the ibs
onerirR
The Washington herald., 1915-07-21
NEW YORK MONEY.

New York. July 5.-CaN money OPENED per
cent high , P%- cent. low ~ Ter cent. renewals >
peg cent. last ? Ter cent ruling rate yer cent
Tine uoney showed increased offerings Of short
marurcies With ,tI'I good inquiry for the longer
nA:ur'iss. SiIrv-Gay loans industrial collateral
made =. Ter This is the lowest
industrial money thai has heen negotiated for some
months. This l. ,nlv l, Of per above the
call money rate and shows that the bankers
vEllns % accept cheap rates order that they
NAV keep their monev busy.
six months industria! loans were placed al 81
ger cent. against "a ier cent on Monday. How
.vsr. there was not much %: this cheap money to
- had and the rates hardened slightly.
Rates are u. for sixty days 2Iz fur ninety days.
The Washington herald., 1915-07-21

generally favorable. SPOT Gotten here de-
clined 10 points to SIS There sales.
Liverpool reported a fair business in SPOT at a
decline of - points to slid for middlng upland.
Futures in the English market closed at a net
loss Of half to ~ points. The Liverpool exchange
will he closed on July j and August 2.
Exports for the day s6H bales, against
1851 bales last year.
The DAYS total included ten bales 10 Great
Britain. $50 bales to the Continent and 5. SCI
bales to Japan and China. The exports for the
amounted to s2iiIss bales against oa5. 81
last season. Port receipts for the day 1884.
against ems last week and 3lO9 bales a year ago.
New York warehouse stocks were 70 2s5 bales.
against Io5,321 bales year ago.
The Washington herald., 1915-07-21
CHANGE HAS LIGHT DAY.
Only Four Sales Made During Yes
terday'S SesaiOu.

Trading was unusually slow on the
Washington Stock Exchange yesterday.
There were but four sales. A 5000
Washington Railway and Electric bond
was transferred at 81 3-4 Five shares OF
Mergenthaler stock changed hands at Isl
and ten shares We're traded at Isl IS.
Five shares of Washington Railway and
Electric common were sold at &C.
The National Savings and Trust Com
pany will pay its usual quarterly divi-
dend of 2l-2 per cent on August to
stockholders Of record July %.
Announcement has been made that the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
has placed contracts for equipment to
cost approximately s., 5O00 900.
The Washington herald., 1915-07-21
Furnished by W. b. Hibb. 4 Co.
NEW YORK PRODUCE.

New York. July 0-MILLFEED-Irresula bust
ness il limited. Spring bran. in i0tpound sacks.
25.0oa25sj 10 arrive standard nddlings. to arrive,
30 80; red dog arrive, 500 winter wheat. in 100
pound sacks. TO arrive. $50; city bran. in bulk,
2i.la
FLOUR Steady: business is inactive. Spring
PATENTS. 5ejaT.30; spring clears 6.Oa69; soft
straishts to arrive 5iOa560; Kansas straights. TO
arrive. in lots. IS; new. for August TO
September. 5JDa5.75: new spring patents, for Sep
tember to November sJOa5.so. All quotations are
on sack basis in wholesale lots
RYE FLOUR-Steady; moderate inquiry. Good to
choice. 5eOa6 IL. in sacks
CoRNMEAL-Steady: demand is moderate. Kiln
dried for export. 37oa3.so in sacks; coarse meal.
in bays. lsaalTl.
HAY-Recripts. l.2s9 tons; firm: trade hinderci.
Quote: Prime Timothy. li5; No. l timothy. l.iO;
No. :, Goals: No. }. LIS.
sTRAw-Receip,s 50 tens; steady; light trade
No. rye. sa10
PORk-wesk inquiry moderate. Mess, lstoa
ls5o: family 81 0oa2, 80: clear. lc.00a2l.Oe.
BEEF-F1at: business is inactive Packet, le.O0a
le5O: family ls.O5aocJ; extra Indian mess coca
5iOc.
LARD-Lower: business moderate. Prime West
err $50; refined continent. eos; South America
70: refined Brazilian. in kegs 1910; beef steartne,
81; lard stesrine dull at ~.