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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-02-10
Economy Versus the Politicians.

The opposition to Mayor Mltchcls Pro'
,raur,e of relief for the city taxpayers
which The Tribune has expected mas duiy
doveloncd Masking itself as plea Tor
"home rule for countless 1t IS, actually
an endeavor TO save for county politicians
and county political machines the rat JOBS
NTH fat salaries which now exist IN the
county service created mostly by iegiS'a
tive action on which the city authorities
had no check. The first manifestation OF
y has come from The Bronx Similar
ar,aqonism may be looked for from
Kings. From whatever county 1t comes
and whatever political party sponsors IT,
such opposition is nothing but an endeaVor
"a save local Jobs and local politicians
holding those Jobs at the expense OF the
taxpayers Of the whole city.
There is no reason for beating about
the bush on this matter. The whole thing
is mean little patronage grab, exposed
in its nakcdress now I'm the case OF Inc
Bronx there was vigorous effort to STOP
the nolitics-playing and extravaganza
which created these jobs and ilXed Dig
salaries for them in the DILL erecting that
county. Unfortunately for tho city, that
effort went for naught- In the case OF
Kings the legislative shutting of Jobs and
qualifications for Jobs. and their salaries
which has attended each shift OF polticai
mower in the Legislature has been MOTH
ING short of scandal. The fact that
these acts of the Legislature affected the
taxpavers has meant nothing to the law
makers. who have been primarily pohti-
clans when these matters have been I'M
der consideration.
What the legislators Of all parties snd
their politician colleagues in the counties
should realize is that The city IL now rae
ing a highly critical financial situation
The Board Of Estimate is strainlnS every
nerve TO hold down expenditures. Inc,
CITY administration is Convinced, as tnei
result of a careful and well considered
renort bv the Commissioner OF Accounts
that the public service can be bettered and
made cheaper DN lit SOilS'iiN"N'''' ~
tain county Offices and readiustment ana
redistribution Of their functions. Legs
lation for that purpose is desired. The
issue here is whether the public service
exists for the public and the taxpayers
who support it, or for the political ma
chimes and the politicians who hold snug
berths at the taxpayers expense.
That issue the legislators from TINS
city must meet They must show no"
thew stand on it by their course regarding
the Mayors economy policy. There can
b. no shutting, no evasion, no halfway
support Either they must act IN the IN
terest Of the taxpayers or in the interest
of the politician-o fliceholders. The public
will follow their record carefully and with
keen attention. And If the taxpayers
have a grain of sense it will go hard with
any legislator who comes up for re-elec-
ton next fall if he votes tins winter
against any measure which is intended 70
save money for the public of this city.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-02-10

ority Of the English over the Germans IN
certain respects. an easy assurance which
made them appear "as If they were lords
everywhere" he laid it not to deceit or
cunning. nor yet to any intellectual pre-
eminencc. but rather TO the absence of any
thing halfway or crooked in them, and
;, "the courage they had TO be that for
~hich nature intended them
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-02-10
Logic or Hypocrisy


As there is no article Of national faith
more generally accepted by the Germans
themselves. so there is none more pcrplex-
'ng to outlanders than the established con-
viction that the Teutonic nature is incapa-
bic Of hypocrisy Any German will tell
you with a perfectly grave face that bluff
honesty and plain dealing are the leading
characteristics of his race; that there Is
something in the makeup of the people that
puts them at a disadvantage in their deal
ings with other nations. a certain simple
sincerity that can by no means compete
on equal terms with the crooked ways of
Che Briton or the moral and intellectual
subtlety Of the Frenchman. He may pro-
fcss TO lament his inability TO acquire a.
vice so necessary TO success in naughty
world. but not for moment does he doubt
that straightforwardness is his most shin
ing virtue.
II is curious to remark the success he
has had in imparting this novel conviction
TO certain privileged strangers. Thus
Berlin correspondent of THE New York
ANALYSIS of the German mind has been so
completely hypuotized by the repeated as
surances Of the natives that he accepts the
absence Of hypocrisy az an axiom and goes
10 work without ever attempting to make
use of this serviceable reagent. The result
is curious but paradoxicsl, for as the phe-
nomena ne discusses are such as are uni
versally attributed 10 hypocrisy when OBJ
served in other nations, so in order 70 &C
count for them in Germany he is obliged
TO employ fantastic hypothesis which
involves the consequence that German I'M
reason is a result of logical thinking.
The Germans" he says. "have no ny
pocriSy. They have logic" And he re-
marks that where others avoid disastrous
conclusions by occasional mental adjust
ment or moral compromise. the German
thinker lis simply and awfully logical
The only possible explanation is that
logic and hypocrisy" are words that
have meaning in Germany that is not
understood abroad. If the English had
done what the Germans did in Belgium
and then vowed that their hearts bed for
the victims; if they had deliberately sunk
passenger vessel and then expressed
deep regret at the loss of life while
openly eXultinc in their brave feat; if they
had solemny declared that when the ship
was torpedoed there was really no inten-
ton of killing because cit was to be ex-
pected" that she would sink slowly; if they
had pretended that in attacking passenger
ships care was taken 10 inflict such dam
ages as would insure slow sinking; if, in
short, the English had INDUCED in any of
the thousands of amazing moral and men
Ia. gymnastics exhibited in German apollo
gies for German deeds, would the Germans
call them lawfully logical" or would they
dismiss their reaSonings as sheer cant and
humbug?
The common conviction of Germans is
that England is the home Of hypocrisy,
and this belief has become so intense that
they are without the least suspicion Of the
existence Of hypocrisy in themselves This
is the more remarkable because it is
doctrine of new growth. Their own Goethe
mad quite different conception, for in az
iempting TO account for peculiar superb
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-02-10
A Referendum on the Philippines

To the Editor of The Tribune
Sir: Why not refer the Philippines ques-
ton 70 the people? Il seems TO me that a
question that affects the whole people should
20 20 the people. Have them vote on IT,
Those people in Office now in Washington
should not have all the say about il. No one
to-day knows the value OF the Philippines 20
the United States. and it looks 20 ne like d
lot Of servants selling off or giving away the
masters property without the masters
knowing. JOHN s. JUDGE.
Milford, Conn, Feb. 1, 1919
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-02-10
Conclusive Fact"

10 the Editor Of The Tribune.
ST.: NOV and Then"-your editorlal-is
conclusive fact. Let US forget Mr. Wilson
and other minor worries, down even TO
Daniels. A leader is bound TO be developed
b. March !. Meanwhile there is much that
is important and constructive for Us to think
about and do before We are ready 20 be led.
New York, Feb. 5, 1915 r.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-02-10

We arc told that Villa ais now wagng ms
.orv's greatest campaign Of hate And ye-
never before has he been considered truly
cultured.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-02-10

Inferen,al dsavowal j, purely psyche
logical.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-02-10

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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-02-10

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The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-04-01
VILLA ESCAPES
MEXICAN TROOPS
THREE COLUMNS OF AMERICAN
CAVALRY PURSUING HIM $50
MILES SOUTH OF BORDER.
AIRSHIPS ARE HAMPERED
High Winds That Have Been Sweep
ing Mexico Has Prevented Their
Use as Scouts-TWo Machines
Out of Commission.

San Antonio, Texas-Francisco vii
la has escaped from the Mexican
troops that had checked him near
Namiquipa, and three columns of
American cavalry are pursuing him.
Already they are almost $50 miles
south of the border, and unless Mexi-
can forces bring the elusive bandit to
another stand this distance will be
greatly increased by the close of the
week.
Villas success in extricating him.
self from the dangerous position into
which he had been driven by the
American punitive force was related
in detailed report of Gen. Pershing
that reached Gen. Funston. Gen.
Funston forwarded the report to
Washington without making public
any but the essential features.
Col. Dodd is commanding the ad-
vanced columns that are riding hard
after Villa and his men, and Gen.
Pershing has divided his forces so as
to provide supporting columns along
the thinly stretched lines of commu-
nications from his most advanced
base at Ell Vale. From Ell Vale an
other line is being maintained back
to Casas Grandes, from where COM
munication with the border is main
tained. Gen. Pershing himself is
somewhere south of Casas Grandes di.
recting the work of holding together
his forces and directing as far as pos
sible the operations of Col. Dodd. Ca
valry is being used along the lines
communicating with Ell Vale, where
detachment of infantry is sta.
toned.
Three aeroplanes are at Ell Valle
and will be used in scouting as soon
as the high winds that have been
sweeping that part of Mexico for al
most a week subside, and which, &C
cording to Gen. Pershing, have made
effective assistance by them impossl.
BILE. OF the eight machines that went
into Mexico, two are still out of COM
mission. They were damaged in the
flights from Columbus to Casas
Grandes.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-04-01
CHARGE HUGE fraud
In TOBACCO STAMPS
CHARGE REVENUE AGENTS GAVE
THE MANUFACTURERS
PROTECTION.

New York.-Charges of collusior
between agents of the internal reve.
nue. department and manufacturers OF
cigars and cigarettes, who are alleged
to have been evading the law, have
been brought to the attention of gov
ernment officials. it became known N
connection with the wholesale ar.
rests here Of manufacturers accused
OF misusing or failing to use internal
revenue stamps. Government officials
who are conducting the crusade aa.
mitted that such charges were being
investigated.
Ninety warrants had been issued for
alleged violators Of the internal reve.
nue. laws and AZ persons had been ar
rested. Each Of the accused was held
In $1,000 bail for the federal grand
jury.
The charges of collusion have come
principally from the accused manu-
facturers, some of whom are said to
have declared they had been paying
from 81 to $40 a week to revenue
agents for protection" against prose-
cution.
Officials of the department of inter
nal revenue and of the Department
of Justice asserted that violations OF
the law had been going on for years
and declared the government had been
defrauded of millions Of dollars IN
fees.
Not only the government but the
consumers have been defrauded, ac-
cording to L. G. Mott, collector of in.
ternal revenue. At some of the fac
tories raided boxes were found, he
said, which originally had contained
expensive imported cigars, but which
had been refilled with an inferior ini.
tation made on the East Side. These
cigars, he said, were sold over the
counter as the genuine imported
product. Most of them bore clever
limitations of the bands of popular
high-class cigars.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-04-01
ARMY INCREASE
MEASURE PASSED
HAY MEASURE PROVIDES FOR
100000 FIGHTING MEN, IN
STEAD OF 100000.

Washington.-The Hay army In
crease bill, providing for a regular
army peace strength of 100000 fight.
ing men instead OF the present 1OO.-
600, passed the House by a vote Of
4O2 to two. 1t goes to the Senate
for immediate consideration virtual.
ly as drafted by the House committee.
The negative votes were cast by
Representatives Britten, Republican,
of Illinois, and London, Socialist, of
New York. Mr.. Britten opposed the
bill because he favored still further
increase in the army and Mr. London
because he favored no increase.
The bill is the first of the great ma
tional preparedness measures urged
by President Wilson to pass either
House, although various related meas
ures have been approved. 1t was final.
ly adopted only after Representative
Kahn, ranking Republican member OF
the military committee, had again met
defeat, this time 213 to 191, in his ef-
fort to increase the authorized
strength of the regulars to 100000.
During the debate Chairman Hay
of the committee which drew the bill
referred to it as 1.-The presidents own
bill" 1t was explained at the White
House, however, that while the presi-
dent approved the ground plan OF the
measure, he was not committed to its
details. The conference on the Sen
ate and House plans. to come after
the Senate acts, is expected by the
administration officials to produce a
bill which will have the presidents
full support
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-04-01
Lincoln to Leave Soon.

Observation-Disclosures Of Jus
tice officials have about decided that
German spy locked up in New York
pending extradition to England, on
the charge of forgery, possesse little
Information Of use in prosecuting neu-
trality cases. His deportation proba
bly, will not be long delayed. Lincoln,
who escaped from deputy marshal
soon after this first arrest, sent word
to the department he intended to
break Jail. He declares the charge of
forgery against him is merely SUD-
terfuge Of the British government to
secure his return to England that he
may be executed as spy.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-04-01
Gold Found In Florida.

Tampa, Fla.-Gold IN Florida is re-
vealed by assay certificates made by
a Cripple Creek (Colo.) assayer Tor
Fred Renner of Valrico, about ~
miles from Tampa. Renner, who is
an old prospector, came across the
ledge while digging a well near lake.
1t bore the marks of gold-bearing rock
and he sent three samples to an as
sayer. The samples showed gold
values of $500, $11.20 and $3.50 a
ton. So far as known this is the first
discovery of gold in Florida.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-04-01
1000 Ships OFF Seas

Washington.-The European war
has taken from the seas more than
1000 merchant vessels of nearly A.
100000 tons. according to figures pub
lished by the Department of Com
merce. Germany, with 600 vessels
sunk, captured or interned, heads the
list of losers.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-04-01
[[CHARLES SAFE
Al THE TEACHERS
LAVE NO FEAR OF CON-
..,INe TYPHUS THERE,
SAYS DR.. BOWLING.
MS WATER SUPPLY SAFE
4 .. state Teachers League Is
aided 10 Meet at Lake Charles
,,tsr Part of the Second
Week in April.
New Orleans

New Orleans
.ars Of the Louisiana State
=, Association who are con-
Il,tug going to Lake Charles TO
me- annual meeting Of this or
,,6ou. In some cases have ex-
n themselves as doubtful
N, 4 was safe to attend the
m 10 view of the recent typhoid
1 u,ss reported there. Members
Z committee Of arrangements,
As yiew of assuring such per.
,d also with the hope Of reliev-
= such fears that may be enter
ou this score, wrote DR.. Oscar
.r president Of the State Board
nlA. requesting his opinion on
liter DR.. Bowling, in reply,
|ts iollowing letter to L. ]. Allie
| 4 lafayette, secretary Of the
! dvss me great pleasure to ad-
n that We sent to Lake Charles
upuncement that the city water
b entirely safe. This was not
| ntl q large number Of exami-
I'D been made covering a pc
Z almost two months. think
h association need have no
{ hiding the meeting in Lake
y n April"
~ the letter from DR.. Bowling,
Ehits medical inspector at Lake
y sent the following assuring
unntion to Mr.. Alleman:
y letter Of February 1S was
ss by Dr.. Mckinney for repry.
uttsf would have received more
itiention had / not been out
tdg at that time. In reply, will
ut I think 1t will be absolutely
y The louisiana Teachers As
= % meet at Lake Charles In
hsgIdemic of typhoid fever that
pmIed here is at an end, and
>csfies is now one Of the clean
~ n the state. i'he last analy-
ns city water showed up excer-
b Aere is no danger from that |
ne State Board of Health will |
= 70 keep a watchful eye on |
~ supply Of this city and see
B Kept pure"
/ tpprehension which might |
- entertained by the state
fobably will be entirely re.
pcn reading these letters, |
lsnsiana State Teachers
w meet at Lake Charles the
W OF the second week in
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-04-01

The Supreme Court decided asaIpo,
the Jltney drivers of New Orleans
when they handed down a decision
declaring the city ordinance impos.
ing an indemnity bond of $4,000 upon
each machine to be constitutional. As
the case now stands, il indicates that
the 1ltney business is doomed. The
only recourse now of the jitney owner
is the Federal Court, to which an an.
peal will be taken from the decision
OF the state court.
Cost Of a $1,000 indemnity bond
would be so great that the operating
OF Jitney would be improbable, the
jitney drivers declare.
Practically ali of the machines are
individually owned, that is, one or
two men owning one machine. In.
stances are few of where one man or
company owns more than one automo-
bile. Most of them are operated in
partnership, one man running the car
from o O'Clock in the morning until
late in the afternoon and being re.
leVed by the other who drives until
after midnight.
The premium on an indemnity bond
is necessarily high, it is said, because
the insurance company faces the prob.
ability of paying out the entire
amount of the policy on one accident.
The case was decided in a test case
made by the city againt Hoa Leblanc,
who was fined $40 or eleven days in
jail for refusing to comply with city
ordinance 2346, which required the
$4,000 bond. This is the second time
the Supreme Court has passed on the
case, the jitney men winning in the
first, a rehearing being granted.
Chief Justice Frank A. Monroe and
Associate Justices Somervflle and
Provosty rendered the opinion, while
Associate Justice Land and O'Neill
dissented.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-04-01

amining on behalf of the r. A. M. and
x. c. NJ. and one morning the story
appeared in the Press that he had
been arrested at johannesburg as a
spy. In his possession were found a
number Of mysterious documents
which none Of the Boer officials could
understand. Sir Georges assertion
that they were musical scores being
ridiculed. Eventually. however. Presi.
dent Kruger remembered be had q
granddaughter who was learning mu-
sic. and the documents were submitted
to her.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-04-01
To Hold Civilian Canp.

Washington.-The score or more of
military training camps throughout
the country planned for the next few
months will not be abandoned by the
War Department because of the Mexi-
can border situation. Major General
Hugh l.. Scott, chief of staff, announc-
ed that the camps would be held.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-04-01
Suffrage Poster Prizes.

New York-The National Woman
Suffrage Association offered prizes ag-
gregating $500 to artists for the best
10 posters for suffrage window display
and billboards in a competition to
end October 1. A prize of s25 was
offered for a slogan of not more than
five words.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-04-01
Cotton compress Burns

Hobart, Okla.-Fire of undeter-
mined origin destroyed the Interstate
Compress Company's plant and 1000
bales Of cotton, entailing a loss of
S461,25 A high wind and lack of
water made fighting Of the fire I'M
possible.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-04-01
Carranza Troops Rebel.

Douglas, Ariz.-Numerous reports
have reached the United States mill
tary authorities that open rebellion
has broken out among the Carranza
troops at Cabullona, IS miles south of
here. Americans here are seriously
disturbed and extra precautions have
been taken to guard the town.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-04-01
$5O0000 For Relief.

Munich.-The mayor of Wuerzburg
announces the gift Of 100000 for the
fund for widows and orphans of Ba.
varian soldiers. The donor is a wo.
man who has requested that her
name shall not be published during
her lifetime.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-04-01
"Jitney" Law Is Upheld.

New Orleans, lathe State Su,
preme Court in a decision reversed it's
decision Of last November and held
the New Orleans jitney ordinance t.
be valid. The ordinance requires a
IS 900 indemnity bond for each ma
chine operated. Attorneys for the
"jitney" operators say an appeal to
the Supreme Court of the United
States is being considered
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-04-01
Austria Declares War

London.-A Rome dispatch to the
Exchange Telegraph Company from
Rome says that Austria has declared
war on Portugal. A Reuter- dispatch
from Geneva says Austria has recalled
her minister to Lisbon, and has hand.
ed passports to the Portuguese minis.
ter at Vienna
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-04-01
1vphus Claims Physician.

Laredo, Tex.-Dr. Carlos Husk Of
Aurora. ILL.,, died here of typhus con-
tracted in Mexico, where he had gone
with Dr. Peter Olitzky to combat that
fever. DR.. Olitzky, physicians say,
will recover.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-04-01
To Be New Tennessee,

MISUNDERSTANDING Daniels an.
nounced that dreadnought No. 43, to
be built in the New York Navy Yard,
will be christened Tennessee and that
the old armored cruiser Tennessee
will have its name changed to Mem
phis.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-04-01
What Sank the Tubantia7

Berlin. - No German submarine
could have been in the vicinity of
the spot where the Dutch liner Tu-
bantia was sunk, and no German
mines had been laid in this region,
the German Admiralty announced.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-04-01
Children Burn to Death.

Saginaw, Mich.-FoW children of
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Schn idt, the young
est aged Is months, were burned to
death in their home here during their
parents absence.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-04-01
- W an Old Yarn.

= VI an Old Yarn.
"a Of an American pa
q. ,h orchestral parts of
me Symphony" sent
g the New York Phil
but which have not
estimation. have been
British navy as secret
Ssinternment on an old
about the organist of
aedral Just before the
"a began. the London
Sir George Martin
= the TrsnsyaaI 81.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-04-01
Deficiency Bill Passes.

Washington.-An urgent deficiency
appropriation bill aggregating $780,.
500 for immediate use, including $2,-
$4,000 for naval needs, was passed
by the House. 1t now goes to the
Senate.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-04-01
Five Hurt In Exnlosion.

Kenvill, N. 1.-THE explosion of l..
600 pounds of smokeless powder at
the Hercules powder plant here In.
jared nve employees, three seriously.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-04-01
Gonzales In Cabinet.

Laredo, Tex.-Gen. Pablo Gonzales,
commanding the de facto government
forces in Mexico City, has been named
minister of communications in Gen.
eral Carranza's cabinet.