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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-26
Kind Words.
{ The Tribune.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: There recently appeared in your paper
an editorial, entitled kind Words" relative
to the superiority or uselessness of the latest
attempt by the United States, allied with the
A B. C. group, to restore peace and order in
Mexico. Permit me to congratulate you on
the saneness and clear understanding de-
picted therein.
An appeal such as the latest American note
to Mexico can accomplish little. 1t may be
calculated to touch the heart Of every Next
can patriot" as your Washington correspond
ent suggests, but true Mexican patriots ap'
pear to be decidedly in the minority in that
troubled country.
Men who are daily shooting down helpless
captives, dishonoring women and laying waste
their own country in order to enrich them
selves can be counted upon to pay not the
slightest attention to note composed oil
kind words" purported to appeal to finer
sense of which they have not the least knowl-
edge Recent disclosures have clearly shown
that both Villa and Carranza are heartless
desperadoes who have the interest OF
their country least at heart and are wagine
WIN, uloOISdHlLtu lOIlH OF BuelllAd
fare simply for personal ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
1t is said on good authority by those who
are thoroughly familiar with the present
chaotic state of affairs in Mexico that Villa
is systematically banking his huge gains in
savings banks in this country, and Carranza
we'll educated and possessed of a higher de-
gree of cunning begotten therefrom, is only
awaiting favorable opportunity to flee with
his equally i'll gotten gains.
1t is evident that patriotism plays not the
slightest part in the thoughts and actions OF
these rival leaders. They are merely COM
hitting murder and robbery under the guise
Of civil warfare, and the only way to treat
with them and their wretched followers is
by force. They cannot and will not recognize
an, other means.
Fl. RUSSELL PHILLIPS.
New York, Aug 90, 1915.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-26
THE PSYCHOLOGY OF 1T
An Unfriendly Discussion OF the
DEVELOPMENTS of the Hour.
To n. Editor Of The Tribune.

To the Editor Of The Tribune
Sir: | believe that the present attitude
OF the army and navy enthusiasts Is, by
rather simple psychological process, produc-
ing national hatred against the Germans on
a very large scale. Those who are everlast-
ingly haranguing advertising and boosting
for greater preparedness always have, and to
be effective always must have, some foreign
power to which to point. The spontaneous
query arising in the mind Of person when
told to prepare for war is, What war
Who Is going to attack us?" The answer
two years ago was, "The Japs, the terrible
yellow peril" Now It Is "the Germans
II you admit that we should be prepared
you must look for a measure or standard with
which to compare your preparedness "nSt
does that mean7 Simply looking up the sta
tistics of Japan or Germany and automati-
cally contemplating the chances Of "wping
them off the map" II one thinks little
deeper he will realize that nations do not
fight singly any more. So to be really pre-
pared we must arm sufficiently to lick Ger
many and Austria Hungary, or Japan and her
ally England, or if diplomatic complications
change the present grouping, we must pre-
pare to beat any nation, or any combination
OF nations. If other nations apply the same
argument where do we stop?
One learned gentleman. honorably dis
charged from the army, so he said, was en-
gagged in this "hate manufacture" at Wall
and Broad Streets the other day. lie made
with shame the allegation that we could not
beat Switzerland to-day. Possibly we could
not, if we wanted to, and certainly MO one
in this freedom-loving and liberty respecting
land would have any desire to attack coun-
try with such a glorious record for freedom
suppose, however, that if he, and others like
him, lacking moral backbone, were to talk
preparedness" against our friends the
Swiss they would be able to convince US that
the Swiss were lying in ambush for us.
He also used the slogan, Talk peace, but
prepare for war" OF all the directions to
give an honest, truthful, moral people! APP
pear peaceful, but on the O. T. prepare to
murder your brothers, for such they are,
whether they reside on the east or on the
west of the English Channel. A simple or
der for the IMAM in the street" to live the
lie and be the worst kind of hypocrite.
Pardon my warmth, but hate evil propa-
ganda. f. TALBOT SMITH
New York, Aug. 81, 1915.
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"Prexy's" Points.

DR.. David Starr Jordan was the active
head of an institution which, it is reputed,
does not have to pass the hat. Possibly
for this reason he neglected to include
among the requirements of successful
college president the ability to beg money
from wealthy and often self-important
alumni. This omission, we fear, will be
considered to render of questionable value
his whole list Of "musts" and must nots.
"He must be a scholar to the extent
that he knows truth from untruth." Here
again the chancellor would seem to be in
slight error. No scholar ever lived who
attained to the perfection so lightly set
forth as the attribute Of that highly i'm
perfect mortal, the successful college presi-
dent. Indeed, the scholars among colleg-
presidents may almost be counted on the
ten fingers, while host of these much de-
greed and begowned gentlemen go on in.
creasing the capital and the registration
of their institutions while providing them
with ample publicity, to the great satisfac-
ton of trustees and alumni and the eternal
glory of our material civilization.
Of course the college president, to make
good" must be a consummate diplomat
and in that phrase one sums up the other
qualities which Chancellor Jordan empha-
sizes as necessary: "He must not tell all
he knows about those around him.; che
must not do anything he can hire some ont
else to do; che must be neither toe
chubby nor too convivial"; che must fix
| it. so that his board of trustees can only
indorse or reject his recommendations"
"he must not pass the buck to the trus-
tees; che must not smoke"
Still, there are a good many of us who
would not object to his smoking if he
would promise not to crowd his slang.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-26
''Big Bill" Edwards Returns to Our
Village.

Probably there are more people delighted
to see "Big Bill" Edwards restored to
local public life than will vote for him.
Your friends have an odd way in matters
political of remembering their partisan
rather than their personal predictions
But this is weakness that all but the
candidate can find joy in.
New York has many of the Characters
tics of the village, despite its metropoli-
tan airs and pretences. There are not
few men who are just as successful in
claiming its attention and enlisting its lik-
ing as they might have been in achieving
similar glory "back home
"Big Bill" Edwards is one of these. II,
pleased the paragrapher and he com
manded the patronage Of the reporter
The photographer "pot-shotted" him and
was satisfied. He made a good picture
supplied a good story, and presently by
some curious magic he was figure, peo-
pie about town talked of him, few hun
dred knew him, but thousands and thou
sands knew about him, and in a curious i'm
personally personal sort of way came to
like him.
Running for Sheriff is serious business,
not because the Office is commanding, but
because the business of running for Office
is serious business. Two months from
now ex-Commissioner Edwards may be the
STANDARD bearer" of ineffable machine pol
iticians. 1t may be necessary to denounce
him as an enemy of the Republic" q
peril to the city," the Creature of a foul
boss" You never can tell just where the
exigencies of the campaign may lead your
vocabulary.
But this is two months in the future.
Now in August there are no politics. We
are all friends in the village, and the re
turn of an absent friend is an 'item" of
human as well as press interest. Between
now and the Princeton game the man who
used to clean our streets may be Of real
public service to us. He may fill the cor
ners of newspapers not infested by wa'
with anecdote and good humor. Certainly
there will be nothing of bad temper from
"Big Bill" Wherefore, he is welcome to
Broadway and should be rendered the free
dom of the city-at least until Primary
Day has come.
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Not Canned Food.
Editor of The Tribune.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: In your issue Of August 3 there ap-
peared an article stating that the family Of
William Johnson, of 479ls Pacific Street,
Brooklyn, were made i'll as a result Of eating
canned green peas. This article has been
called to the attention of the Bureau of Pub
Lefty of the National Gamers Association
and has been fully investigated.
We learn that this family have never used
canned foods of any kind, and on the day
they were taken sick fresh peas were used
1t was also learned that the culinary depart
ment of the Johnsons home was in a very
unsanitary condition.
DR.. Chapman, the family physician
ctated that he had not been called at the
Johnson home for ptomaine poisoning and
that he knew of no real ptomaine poisoning
cases during the past year-some doctors
calling sickness from heat or bilious attack
ptomaine poisoning
With these facts before you, we know that
paper of such large standing and circula-
ton as your own would not wish to have this
misstatement go uncorrected. The canning
industry is a large and honest one, and is
carried on to a great extent in your own
state. We feel that you will not want to do
the direct injury to this industry which
your article does.
Our Bureau Of Publicity during the last
few years has Investigated several hundred
alleged ptomaine poisoning cases from
canned foods, and in no instance have we
found a genuine case.
FRANK E. GORRELL, Secretary.
Washington, D. c.. Aug. II. 1915.
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From Bangor.

Bangor must be rather an important
place. Otherwise it would hardly seem
capable of producing so sophisticated and
self-possessed a young person as Miss
Helen Dryer, thirteen years old, at present
a guest of the Society for the Prevention
of Cruelty to Children. 81 got tired OF
Bangor" Miss Dryer informed the lieu
tenant presiding over the desk at the
Greenwich Street police station, land
helped myself to s27 of dads money. He
is my stepfather, you know. l guess I
have seen all the sights and the money is
gone, so guess ! may as well go back to
Maine"
1t is a distinct shock to metropolitan
pride TO have her add, 81 don't think New
York is so much" But in her gracious
way she seeks to temper the blow with
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-26
The Substance of Militarism,

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: | have been noticing an interesting
Progression of ideas in the letters you have
recently printed on the subject Of "militar-
ism" and preparedness" About week ago
Mr.. Sowter observed that militarism did not
exist in this country, that the present move
ment was understood to be merely for pro-
lection, and that nowhere in the United
States had it generated any bloodthirsty
eagerness for fight.
At the time many Of US would have an
swered Mr.. Sowter by explaining that eager
ness for a fight was not what we feared as a
result of the preparedness" agitation. There
are. however certain corollaries to such a
propaganda which the average citizen inevi-
tably seizes upon. One is that war is not
to be avoided by treaties or international
obligations or arbitration; and that since
these things are weak, and war is inevitable,
we must depend on armies alone. This is
fatalistic attitude, which would make it i'm
possibe for US ever to work for or even
contemplate any change Of conditions. An
other corollary Of the preparedness" agi-
tation is the thought, Against whom are we
preparing?' with all the suspicion, dlstrust,
prejudice and belief in imaginary danger
which that question raises. In other words,
military ideals and dependence upon mill
tary strategy and prowess tend to take the
place of wholesome desire to make arbi-
tration and diplomacy more and more eff
fectve. And this attitude of mind is mill
tarism.
But it needed only the two letters which
followed Mr.. Sowter's TO prove our point.
In Mr.. Anderson's, the foe was already at
our door demanding indemnity for our con-
quered cities given over into his hands by
mollycoddles who believed in something be-
sides preparedness. And in the recent let
ter on the subject of a citizen soldiery the
danger was conceived to be so imminent that
an extra session of Congress was demanded
to pass a law for new military system
meaning CONSUMPTION. Already Prussianism
was upon US! II. +. WHlCHER.
New York, Aug. 10, 1915.
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ever7 It does not appear likely. And II
is certain that powerful reaction IN the
Eastern market arose against beautifuI
but favorless Northwestern fruit.
In the meantime the new orchards oil
New York State are making steady and
very encouraging progress. There are
some people who would rather have per-
fectly accidental Westchester Baldwin
picked up by the roadside and lightly
touched by frost, than a bushel of Western
apples. It's winey flavor, its aroma OF I'M
memorial delight, seem to be things tha'
Washington or Oregon cannot duplicate
Imagine, now, the Baldwin by the roadside
no longer accidental, but produced IN
higher perfection as the result of the mos
careful horticulture. Will not Westches
ter be able to compete with Wenatchee
even in the capricious market of New
York City, under an improved system OF
cultivating and marketing the crop?
Let us by no means say that the North
western apple is always going to be infe'
rior in quality to the New York apple
The earth is kindly, the sun is keen. the
air is sweet in Wenatchee as well as in
Westchester Time and prudence will ye'
triumph there over the temptation to
make money out of thing which strongly
resembles an apple and yet is not one
The Northwest will do very well in the
apple business. But so will Westchester
so will Duchess, so will Steuben, and so
above ALL will the sunny valleys Of Column
bia County. In the long run an apples
good name is to be preferred to sudden
riches with Dead Sea fruit.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-26
Perhaps He Knew No Better

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: | would like to draw your attention
TO little incident that happened to me to-
day Seated in my store and attending TO
some private work Of mine, | was visited
by the head OF a German band playing in
the streets, who solicited the usual COM
pensation for his jargon of brass noises.
suggested TO the man that would pay
him 10 cents if he would play the Italian
national hymn. He accepted the idea, and
paid him the 10 cents, trusting to his honor
and integrity of purpose.
He goes outside, consuts his brother mu-
sicians and strikes up Die Wacht am Rhein
The point | wish to emphasize is that hon
esty OF purpose cannot even withstand the
magnetic attraction of 10 cents
A READER OF THE TRIBUNE.
New York. Aug. 20. 1915.
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ramp. was tried for the murder Of Lizzie

tramp, was tried for the murder Of Lizzie
Grombacker, beautiful young woman re-
siding near Youngstown, Ohio. He was con-
vcted on circumstantal evidence and was
BANGED for the crime in the county jail in
Youngstown. Charles Sterling was an inno-
cent man. am guilty of the murder of that
young girl-Charles Herzig." In a pocket Of
this wretched suicides clothing the above
letter was found. The records at Youngs-
town show that Charles Sterling was hanged
for the murder of the above named girl in
1877, but maintained his innocence to the last
An rrevocable judgment requires an in
fsllible tribunal. G. LEO PATTERSON.
North Stamford, Conn, Aug. Is, 1915.
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The Amended Home Rule Proposal

The amended home rule proposal which
the Constitutional Convention has ad-
vanced to the order of final passage is a
better and more mature treatment of thai
subject than the committees original draft.
1t is compromise between those who be-
Ilieve the city should be its own sovereign
and those who demand that the state con-
tinue to be recognized as the sovereign
power. Obviously, any home rule amend
ment can't meet both points Of view ex-
actly. The present one does, however.
grant pretty thoroughgoing powers to the
municipality. 1t gives the city exclusive
power to manage and control its own af-
fairs, to regulate the hiring, firing and
payment of its employees and the right to
adopt or amend its own charter. Charter
amendments relating to the mourning of
debts through bond issues or the alteration
of the structure Of the city's government
must be submitted to the Legislature for
approval.
Under such constitutional provision
New York City would be better off than it
is now 1t would be able better to handle
its municipal business and its municipal
finances. With this provision in operation
there could be no question of court at
tendants or school teachers imposing on
the city through mandatory legislation
questionable salary raises which the bud
get is in no condition to stand; or of the
reinstatement on technicalties of dis
charged public servants whose records had
been ample warrant for their dismissal.
If the metropolis had in the Legislature
the representation it is entitled to no rea-
sonable person could ask for anything much
better than this proposal Unfortunately
there seems to be no disposition in the
Constitutional Convention to make a vote
cast on Washington Heights equal in value
to one cast in Schuyler County. Notwith-
standing this, New York must take what it
can get. This home rule proposal is a
genuine advance over existing conditions
in the theory of relations between the city
and the state. Entirely on its merits it
deserves favorable consideration from the
convention and the voters.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-26

II would sooner be lamp post on Park
Row than the Governor of California" de
clares Assemblyman "Al" Smith. And New
York would rather have him. In any capacity
he would give good service, even if planted
by a Tammany administration.
Even at $500 for each American life-the
quotation named by one of the hyphenated
Germany would owe a considerable debt to
this country.
Swept Path for Big Liner.-Headline.
How the dust must gather along those
transatlantic lanes
Obviously the new knee watches for ladie;
are to take the place of the clock at the
ankle.
Cool Wave Coming Here.-Headline.
Steamer or tidal?
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-26

rr,.-,a Al the Pos,crice az Now York seoond Ga"
Mail Matter.
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Cool Wave Coming Here.-Headline
Steamer or tidal?
Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-20
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
MARKET SHOWED STRENGTH. Gains Embraced All the Leading Is.
 sues Except U. S. Steel.

New York, March 19.-Stocks today recovered more of the ground lost in the early days of the week, the list, with a few unimportant exceptions, showing marked strength. The deci- sion of the London stock exchange to bring the American shares on it's list down to the minimum established by the local exchange was without the unfavorable effect anticipated in some quarters. In fact the result was quite the reverse, a moderate demand for our stocks being reported from Lon Gon.
 Gains embraced all the leading is- sues, although U. S. Steel and Union Pacific were relatively backward Ad- vances in the coppers were substan- tia1 on announcement of a slight ad- yanCe in the price of the metal. Au- tomubile issues were more active and half score of specialties closed the day with gains of two to three points.
 Bethlehem Steel was the center of interes., however, rising almost five points on total dealings of 38,00O shares. Although Wall Street has not welcomed the high record movement in thiJ stick the belief now prevails that developments advantageous to the companies shareholders are impend- ing. There were rumors that the di- rectors Of the company are contem- plating some new financing involving
  mon shares.
 More gold imports were announced, partly from Canada, making a total of $5,500,00 for the week. Exchange markets as a whole were steadier, cables and drafts on London rising over yesterdays low quotations. Ger man renittances were more firm, but francs showed no appreciable change.
 Local banks are expected to show a large gain a sthe result of the weeks movements, much of which is tracea- ble to the gold inflow. Bank clearings of this center show a substantian gain over last week but are still behind the corresponding period of last year. Six months money is 8 per cent. bid, but loaning fraction higher. Total sales of stocks amounted to S63,600 shares.
 Weakness of New York Central de- benture sizes and other speculative is- sues were the features of the bond market Total sales, par value, aggre- gated $2,222,00O.
 U. S. bonds were unchanged on call
Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-20

of Pennsylvania. The main battery of the Pennsylvania will consist of twelve fourteen-ich 45 calibre rifles, set in four turrets, three guns to a turret. Her tonnage measurement is 31,4OO, against 27,500 for the Nevada and Oklahoma, new sister ships, and the Queen Elizabeth. The British yes sel, however, carries eight ffteen-inch rifles, 45 calbre, set two to a tU1ret, while the Nevada and Oklahoma have ten fourteen-inch rifles each in two three-gun and two two-gun turrets. In all these ships the turrets are all on the center line to concentrate their fire on either broadside. Five ships of the Japanese navy, estimated for in 1914 and known as the Fuso class, will not equal the Pennsylvania in ton mage, with their displacement of 30,- 900 tons, but will carry the same main
 battery of twelve fourteen-inch rifles.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-20
EASTERN LEAGUE WILL
 PLAY OUT THE SEASON.
Declares President O'Rourke at League Meeting-Directors Ratified Previ- ous Action,

New Haven, Conn.,, March 19.-The directors of the Eastern Baseball as- sociation, at an adjourned meeting here today, formally ratified their pre- vious action in forfeiting the fran chises of the New Haven, Hartford and Springfield clubs and received ap- plications for franchises from Dan bury and Waterbury. '-
 Milton H. Baker of New York and a MT. Spellman, also of that city, made application for a team at Dan bury and Thomas F. Fogarty, presi- dent of the Jersey City club of the In- ternational league, applied for the franchise at Waterbury. President James H. O'Rourke refused to affirm or deny the report that Major Louis E. Stoddard of New Haven, the polo player, had applied for the local fran chise.
 O'Rourke stated emphatica1ly that the league would play out the sea son. Another meeting will be held here next Thursday afternoon, when a special committee, composed of Directors Teller of Pittsfield and Me Cam of New London will make a. re- port on the Danbury and Waterbury applications.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-20

Newport News, Va, March 18.- When the super r-Dreadnaught Penn sylvania slipped from the ways into the historic waters of Hampton Roads here she took her place in the lead Of the navies of the world as the mig'htiest fighting machine af1oat In size and gunpOwer the Pennsylvania is even greater even than the Queen Elizabeth of the British navy, which is leading the assault of the allies on the forts of the DardanelleS. The launching is entirely successful. The vessel was christened by Miss Eliza
 beth Kolb of Germantown, Pa. As Secretary Daniels gave a signal the monster hull slid into the James riv
 CT, and the swell tossed the German concerted cruiser Prinz Eitel Fried rich, which lay less than a hundred yards away. In the launching party was Governor Brumbaug'h and staff