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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-13
Josephus. the Mueller.

No good American can read without hui
initiation the editorial from Collier
Weekly" which we reprint elsewhere on
this page. II is document Of high cdu-
cational value in this crisis when patri-
otto citizens are looking to the government
to give the country sound system of ma
tional defence. But II depresses. rather
than encourages: since it discloses only toe
faithfully the character and the calibre of
the man in whose hands. unfortunately
has been placed the responsibility of bring
irg our fleet up TO proper standards of or
eanization and efficiency.
The rchukc administered by Secretary
Daniels to Rear Admiral Bradley A. Fiske
must CRATE on every ono who appreciates
the need in naval administration of keen
understanding and honest effort. II Is a
rebukc Of intelligence 10y ignorance; of OK
pert knowledge by Snug and empty self
assurance The muddler lords it over the
expert and seeks to protect his own incOm-
Cheney from dreaded criticism.
Mr.. Daniels wants TO operate the navy
without the counsel Of experts. More than
that, he wants to keep from the public
which he is supposed TO serve any accurate
knowledge of what he Is doing and failing
TO do. While his brief authority lasts he
may muzzc the naval officers whose pro
fesSional fortunes are al his mercy. But
he can never hope to suppress the truth ne
fears 10y coudcmulng them to speeches.
ness. His own mcapacity speaks for itself.
He has muddled everything he has
undertaken. Is Secretary OF the Navy he
is a Joke TO the public as well as TO the
service. He will never be anything but a
Joke. The country has taken his measure;
so has Congress. He is a self-assertive
fly perched on a wheel of the chariot OF
naval progress. That chariot will move on
without regard to his buzzings. For the
time he may cstop some criticism annoying
10 his vanity. But history will put him
safely where he belongs-an administrator
who. because of his egreCious limitations.
never realized his chance, who fiunked IN
the face of an unparalleled opportunity.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-13
Josephus Daniels.
Mortality of Football Captains.
editor of The Tribune.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: The death OF Thomas l.. Sheylin should
90 long way 20 prove the utterly fatuous
idea that college football is a game which pro-
duces physical vigor.
Here is man, young, wealthy. and 20 all
purposes enjoying the very best of health
but he has gone as suddenly rs three other
famous Yale captains went, long before theii
time. | refer to BILLY" Rhode, Herbert Nc
Bride and one other Yale captain whose name
has escaped me for the moment.
All of the above mentioned men were called
to their last account while still in the very
flower of their youth. This fact has escaped
the attention OF those admirers Of American
college football. However, there are many pa
rents with sons whose physique is all that
can be desired, who are not going 10 permit
their sons TO endanger their health and happi-
ness for the somewhat questionable honor OF
becoming college football heroes.
May request that you publish this, feeling
that it is of Importance enough at this time?
JOHN MF. HOWE.
Buffalo. n. Y. Dec. 80. 1915
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-13
The Work of Parochial Schools.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: Quite a number Of children of school
age many thousands in fact are unable 10
get seats or are on part time in the public
schools of greater New York, and despite
this significant fact the Boards OF Esti-
mate and Education are at loggerheads with
regard to reducing the expenses Of the public
schools.
In this imbroglio It is extraordinary that
no one has called attention TO the tighten
ing Of the taxpayers burden by the Cath
Ole parochial schools. In the Borough OF
Brooklyn alone 10000 children attend the
parochial schools, and necessarily 4 much
greater number in the adjoining horoughs
of Manhattan. Queens, The Bronx. Richmond
and throughout the state.
II is calculated that it costs S45 a year
to state or city to educate each child.
Now. fellow taxpayers take states and
pencils; DO a little sum in arithmetic ard
calculate how much greater your burden
would be if the Catholic schools suddenly
went on strike. as they have a perfect right
TO do, inasmuch as Catholics pay the full
tax levied to support the public schools CT
city and state.
1t is fair 10 add fact that any one can
verify for himself-in public examinations
such as the Regents etc, the pupils of Cath
olic schools take high percentage.
A. HELENE ARTWELL-MAGRAIH
New York. Jan. 7. 1916.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-13
The First Fly of 1916.
mainly.

Ono who conducts an eating house II
Seventh Avenue has won scariplh u
rcroqnition of his proves III the wal
against the house fly. The prize II seems
was offered by the pollution committee OF
the Merchants Association to the slayer
Of the av that fell first in the campaign
of 1916 IL would be invidious, perhaps
10 reflect on the wisdom of the award
We all know now what unconscionable WI
lains flies are. and it is comforting to b'
assured that one more has been accounted
for. As the laureate of the great army OF
swatters has happily expressed 1t;
Tho Az that We swat is surely dead;
The Ay that wakes you when you're IN bed
The Nv that tickles an old bald head:
Tho hv that you swat, that fly is dead.
Nor are the benefits of that single
death to be ignored when the possibilities
Of one living fly are duly weighed. That
eminent cntomologst, Dr. /. O. Howard
once undertook to show the mischief that
might be done 10y just such fly as the
one that came to so untlmely an end II
the Seventh Avenue kitchen. Supposlne
that an overwintering female began tc
bestir herself about the middle of April
and laid 12O eggs-a moderate allowance
half of which were Matched out as fe-
males; supposing, moreover. that all sur
vived and bred at the same rate, by the
middle of September, Dr.. Howard est
mated, the offspring Of this single I'M
swatted fly would amount TO 5,59S.12O.-
100000.
We may therefore have reason next
autumn to be very grateful to the watch
full swatter of Seventh Avenue. If it was
lady Ay that he destroyed her death
was surely worth many scarfplns. But
alas. there is good ground for believing
that house flies hibernate during their lar
val stages. and an eating house that still
harbored living adult in January might
well have myriads of tender age concealed
in hooks and crannies. Be that as 1t may
the pollution committee should consider
the advisabilty of Offering rewards &c
those whose habitations are uncongenia
to the fly kind. Swatting the fly Is good
but starving him is better.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-13
Who's Who and from Where

Some facts of local and more than local in
terest are brought out in Professor Scott
Meanings stu ly Of The Younger Generation
of American Genius" With the figures re-
strcted to 1000 persons born since 1869,
Cambridge heads the list for the whole coun-
try with AS in 100000 of the population, and
is closely followed by Nashville, Tenn, with
$40: Columbus, Ohio. with 25.6; Lynn, Mass,
with PAS, and Washington with 2O2. The
number Of distinguished persons graduated
since 1890 from colleges also tells IN favor
of New England, and with especial emphasis
on the supremacy of Harvard and Yale,
which Professor Nearing calls Astounding"
For Harvard leads the United States with
1855. Yale showing So; then come Columbia
University with So; Michigan, A. Cornell,
&c. Pennsylvania, 80; Princeton, "a; Wiscon-
sin. IS; Stanford. 2S; Massachusetts lnsti-
tute Of Technology. 2s; Johns Hopkins. 20;
Chicago. 26, ard California University. %.
II thus appears that Harvard has graduated
since 1890 almost as many distinguished men
as Columbia Cornell, Pennsylvania and Mich
igan combined, and fully as many as were
graduated from Columbia. Cornell and Prince
ton.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-13

there were handled 26.031 patients, oil
which number about 90 per cent were
treated at home. without hospital or DIS
pensary assistance.
For most of these patients this nursing
service is free. and IT is vcrltable goo
send. Where patients are able to pay
they nav a nominal fee which takes away
the sting of charity. Where they are
able TO hire physicians, the nurses WORK
with these: but in many cases the rainou
skill of these visiting nurses is all tha'
stands between the patient and the uh
skilled ministration Of friends or relatives
often in serious illness accompanied ny All
the distresScs of extreme poverty. is ITO
wonder. therefore. that IN the tenement
districts the Settlement is held IN rev.
erencc and its nurses in affection. 1t Is no
wonder either. that the scope OF the work
is constantly being stretched as the de-
rands pile up.
For those who have money to dispense m
philanthropy The Tribune can think oil no
letter way to use il than TO transfer II 10
the Henry Street Settlement either by
rift for the proposed foundation or by en-
lowing nurse A nurse can he endowed
in pcrpetuity Just as college professor
shin is endowed. for about $1,000 year
The need for such ministrations oil mercy
unfortunately is perpetual. Any insutu-
,ion which does that work so finely as Miss
Wald's does ought to be we'll equipped IN
perpetuity. to continue the fight for hu-
manity.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-13
An Evening Cooking Cou'''

To the Editor Of The Tribune sb
Sir: Will you kindly tell ne j .hi,ioss
night school in New York where 8" o..
Young colored girl may study eo0'" r.ry
She is an intelligent girl, YOU'VE N nes.
much in earnest She cooks very az. elss'
but wishes to study and become ysr YOrS
cook. If there is such place u, .adrss.
you will oblige me by giving me YRS 5
New York, Jan. 8, 1916. ..s,,ng el'
She might 20 TO any OF these rs e." Trsr'I
mentary schools: No. H. 20 D street.. ns'
seventh Street; No. q, NOV IA BrOOr'
Spring Street; No. -. Dom'i''Tr ,,cnty .fogr'
Streets. No. 10. 225 Nes. 9TH Strsss
Street: No. 81, l20 West rory md iesu
and No. ~, Lexington Avenue
Street Ed
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-13
WHY GERMANS ARE VANDALS
Work of Architects at Home Ac.
counts for That Of Soldiers Abroad

To the Editor Of The Tribune
Sir: have before mo d large volume o.
architecture In which cuts o. many German
ecc'cs.a,tical structures arc shown. and ! 20
longer wonder that a people ~ho seriously
designed such blatau: and go gar ;ypes o.
arch ectur, coulL and did destroy withc-'
regret many OF the nobest architectural c,e'
ations of France and BELGIUM The des,ut.
ton Of the great Gothic cathedral a. Rhein'
would Dee as nothing 70 such people; ths
simply could not understand such WORK o.
supreme art.
The great architectural art Of the Isle Dc
France penetrated into Germany IN ne
thirteenth century. and soon became Local
lied to a point Of complete destruction as
true art. The art met with much bsi'"
treatment in England, Belgium and Span
though naturally local ideas were ineorpo'
rated into IT, England's great cathedFs''
however. approach the nearest 10 point Of e.
cellence 10 the French models. Besuns
greatest Gothic works are civic building
rather than ecclesiastical structures.
Romanesque structures ~ Germany sii
especially Of the Rhine Valley, instead O.
being heavy and cyclopean as in Fr'ae'
and Italy, are designed on feeble and siien'
ated lines: in fact. some OF them are seen
ngly along the lines OF the one hundred"
attenuation.
Italian and Roman Renaissance buhchs
in Germany are decidedly inferior 70 those p
France. for here too, insipid and even W.
gar details that are peculiar 70 German srei.
tects are in full force. n this volume GU
are given Of recent architectural attempts
Germany, and ] am especially glad 70 ies'-
that some of the apartment stores IN Ne.
York City that seemed 10 be lacklhs
though. and force were. after all modes !.
beauty and strength when compared tos0m'
of the feeble and charactsrless spsrn'-
stores in Berlin and other German elhes'
Germany has. however, reproduced O's
and Roman Greek buildings with eonsias'''.
success. possibly for the reason that ies.
German details and ideas could well De NV
porated into these more ancient styles, 80
we're characterized by severity OF Hes'Ne
- 70 finish and form and complete scsS 's
cal value. EBEN Il. NVh"'~
Erie, Penn, Dee 81. 1915.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-13
By Products of Hate.


Newspaper readers Will remember that
when the war broke out TINS country was
able to find amusement in the by-products
% international hate, as when Englishmen
smashed the windows of German shops and
Germans refused 10 take Worcestershire
sauce with their roasts.
Presently a realization Of the calamity
which had fallen upon the world obscured
these trivial matters, but they continued
nevertheless. and Germany is now more eX-
cited than ever over the ancient difference
Of opinion upon the relative merits Of the
German and Latin alphabets. There are some
Germans. IL seems, who have the hardihood
even in these days of wrath, to maintain that
the form OF letters used by the Italians
French and English printers is better than
their own. These are accused by the parti-
sans of Gothic type of nothing less serious
than a betrayal Of the Fatherland. who
ever wishes to become a slave Of England, let
him write Latin characters" exclaims an eX-
cited controversialist
England. one would say. must have more
slaves than she knows what TO do with If
this statement is to be taken literally. AL
OF this hemisphere is now enslaved by the
Latin alphabet together with the greater
part of Europe and those parts Of Africa
where there are printing presses. However
silly that controversy may be, it is interest
ing and instructive. If the United States
we're involved with Great Britain in a wal
we could have 10 arguments over the alpha
bet. but it is not unlikely that any book pub
Usher who spelled honor with So after the
declaration OF war would be boycotted.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-13
For Action Against Sneezers

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: A letter 20 The Tribune under the
title OF Public Sneezers." Icy W. II. j., De-
cember >, 1915 contains suggestions too good
TO pass unnoticed. 1t is certainly time in
some way to protect people against the Ill
hammered part Of the community who have
no regard for others and deliberately sneeze
or cough in neighbours face agree with
the writer that the Board Of Health might
take some action against it,
A SUBSCRIBER.
Neu York Ian | 1915
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-13

shameful dclusion must he dispcllcd. If a
revirilized diplomacy cannot do it-and do
il specdily-then armed intervention mus
surely come.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-13

much 20 say that no one who is not skilled i'
.hc detection Of error would bee able 20 gar'
from them information Of real value ln de
termining the actual condition Of the navy
IN 10 this time the President. Congress. tht
newspapers and the public have been able I'd
inform themselves through the public state
rents Of men of position who know the facts
and are able 10 set them forth inteligcntly
Put II the policy first displayed IN the inter
view with Admiral Fiske is carried out there
will be an end Of all information that IS not
.lftcd through the Office Of the Secretary and
tinted for political purposes. For II an
Officer of Admiral Fiske's standing can oe
.lenced. what freedom of speech Is TO be eX
,ected from men who have no such record OF
long and brilliant service as his to plead tol
them in a contest with the political head OF
the department? 1t is peculiarly unfortu-
nate that this act of petty tyranny should
have occurred at this particular time wnen a
great national necessity exists for most
thorough discussion of the question OF de-
fence and when Congress is at the point OF
making n decision upon which may hang the
future welfare of the country. l. 1t possible
that the President is in sympathy with the
Lurking Of information that may affect TINS
decision?
Perhaps 10 better illustration Of the pro
prety of the rebuke administered 70 Admiral
Fiske can be given than a comparison Of thS
record of the man who issued the order with
that of the man who received it:
Bradley Allen Fiske.
Born June 10. 1854; graduated United
States Naval Academy. second in class, 1874;
ensign. 1875; master. 1881; lieutenant, 1850;
Lieutenant commander, 1899; commander
1903; captain. 1907; rear admiral. United
State Navy. 1911; navigator OF Petrol at bat
tie of Manila; reported by captain of Petre
for eminent and conspicuous conduc' IN BAT
tie" and by Admiral Dewey for "herolc con
duct" al battle OF Manila later commanded
the Minneapolis, the Arkansas and The Ten
nessee; commanded Fifth. Third and FRS
divisions. Atlantic feet; aid for operations
Navy Department. 1913; member General
Board of the navy, also Joint Board OF army
and navy. 1901. Invented numerous de
vices for use in navy, including naYa! tele
scope sight, which has been adopted by a
tho navies; awarded Elliott Cresson go.C
medal by Franklin Institute 1898; geld media
for prize essay, Navy institute. 1905; presi
dent United States Naval Institute, l9ll-l2
Josephus Daniels.
Born loo2; educated III llll'"bH w., '-''
Collegiate Institute; editor Tine wilson q
+ c. Advance" at age Of eighteen; Admitted ''
bar in 1883, but did not practise; editor The
Raleigh State Chronicle 1885; state printer
-lSs7-93; chief clerk Department of Interior
ls93-e5: ex-president North Carolina Ed
torial Association; twice delegate Democratic
national conventions; member Democratic
National Executive Committee from Nortf
Carolina; trustee University OF North Caro-
lima. In 1894 consolidated THE state Chrcn
icle" and THE North Carolinian' with "lh'
News and Observer" and has since been It's
editor. Secretary of the United States Navy
1918
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-13

You can purchase merchandise advertised
T., THE TRIBUNE with absolute satet>-'"'
., diss,,isfsc,ion results in any case THE
TRIBUNE guarantees to pa YOUR "''",
back upon request No rcd tape. no gun
bling. We make good promptly inc al
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New York. Jan. !. 1915.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-02-03
MILITARY BALL.

Last night Co. X, which has re-
Gently been reorganized, gave a mill
tary hall in their armOry. The affair
was given i'm honor. Of the company's
newly elected officers. Promptly at
o o'clock the grand march, which was
an intricate figure composed Of mill
tary maneuvers, was started. Captain
elect Russell King and Miss Hazel
King led this march. First Lieutenant
Jack Whidden and Miss Bernice Ton
kins came next. The formation of
the march was according to military
rules. and so Second Lieutenant Pat
Houston and Miss Marjorie Fish
were at the end of the marchers.
Twenty dances were marked off on
the dainty little programs, and every
one Of them was enjoyed to the ut
most. Private Corhett Atkinson serv-
ed delicious and thirst-quenching
punch to the company's guests. The
following people were lucky enough
t. enjoy the company's hospitality:
Mrs. Tom Alderman, Mrs. Frank
Horton, Mrs. w. b. Clay, Mrs. Haw-
kins, Mrs. Butler, Mrs. Ed. Hays
Mrs. r. NJ. Lock, Mrs. George Ford :;
Misses Marjorie Fish, Hazel King
Gladys Thomas, Winnie Thomas, Le-
onora Crawford, Dora Pelot, Bernice
Tonkins, Miss Culpepper, Evelyn Cd
lin, Rebecca Mathis, Almena Dozier'
Nellie Brown, Olga Polk and Annie
Durrance; Messrs. Pat Houston
Frank Stonebraker, A. c. Speight'
Jack whidden, Bill Wells, John Cal
lahan, J. S. Floyd, Jim Morqus'
Dock Dozier, Louie Morgan. Honey
Dowd, Tom Alderman, w. h. cay
Gus Hendry, Ed. Hays, Ed. LOCK-
R. NJ. Lock, Clarence Carlton
Lowndes Treadwell, Russell King
Reyel Plat, George Ford.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-02-03

Rooney until he is turned over to NJ.
NJ. Smith and VI. o. Oyerstrect, Of
Orlando.
Mr.. Ovcrstreet and Mr.. Smith will
have charge Of the field secretary nm
Ill he is turned over rs mutually
agreed to II, Clay Stanford, Of ks
.immee, who, with Samuel Grammar,
will have charge Of Mr.. Gilbreath I'M
til, as mutually agreed between them
and J. Walker Pope of Winter Hu-
ven.
Mr.. Pope will have charge Of Mr..
Gilhreath until he is turned over 20
James ]. Mears, Of Barlow, as mu-
tualle agreed o0d Mr.. Mcars will ar
range wien 4. J. Holworthy to take
CHARGE Of Mr.. Gilhrcath through
' iceland, where arrangements will he
made with r. Ed. Bryan and l.. p.
nickie. who will entertain Mr.. Gil.
breath in Tampa, and arrange to 20
with him, returning south to Area
dia, where Ed. Scott will have charge
Of Mr.. Gilbrcath ana pilot him to-
ward the east coast, where he will
touch the eastern loop Of the Dixie
Highway at Jupiter.
Gllhreath is logging the roads and
arousing interest in the Dixie High
way i'm those spots where 1t seems
to he backward. County councils viii
he formed and every effort made to
see that counties complete the work
that must he done if the highway
passes through them and Is listed on
the maps Of the Dixie Highway As
ISOLATION.
Y. C. Chambliss. Of Ocala, is max
ing arrangements for the next meet
ing Of the Central Florida Highway
Association, which will be held in that
city on the 22nd of March. It is hop
ed to have a big attendance.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-02-03

PERSONS KILLED
In Zeppelin Raid Over England, Men
day. 1t Appears That the Attack
Was Intended Upon Certain NUM-
lions Factories.

London, Feb. 2.-Fifty-four per
sons were killed and sixty-seven in
jured in Monday nights Zeppelin
raid. Little information has been Civ
on to the public by the war office con-
corning the raid.
Newspapers comment at length ON
the raid, but no official details have
been made public i'm addition to the
war office statement to the effect that
six or seven air ships passed over the
eastern, northeastern and midland
counties Of England, dropping many
bombs.
The London Globe says it would
appear that the ostcnsiblc object Of
the raid was an attack upon certain
munitions factories.
Most papers agree in urging rcprl-
sails.
The Pail Mail Gazette says:
'Londoners instinctively knew that
raid was going on last night, and
the theatres suffered 10y the return Of
a number Of tickets. though no sounds
came within London's listening cars"
The Evening News points out that
last nights raid was the largest which
has yet occurred, so far rs the num-
Der Of Zeppclins Is concerned.
What IS believed to have been IN
attempt at a third air raid ON Paris
within three DAYS was foilod by the
lookouts on the French front. accor-
ding to Paris advices.
Naval and aerial activities over
shadow for the moment the interest
I'm land operations. regarding which
important new developments are lack
ing. The Caucasian campaign is a
fruitful field Just now for interesting
reports. and the situation at Erzerum
is. according to one Of these reports.
more serious for the Turks than pre-
vlous advices have indicated There
are said to he 10000 men under Field
Marshal Won der Goltz locked up in
the city, with only two weeks pro-
visions on hand.