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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-07-21
Toilette Declares They
Forced Preparedness
Agitation.
WARNS Mr.. HUGHES
OF INTERVENTION
wisconsin Senator's Seven-Hour
Attack Fails to Weaken
the Naval Bill.

Washington. July 20.-"Standard
nj and Morgan are the two groups
.ontrolling this country that have
forced this preparedness agitation to
,,,omplish their commercial ends"
eTbe American people will stand
.v.-ubelmingly with Wilson if that
;,,ye Intervention TO protect inves-
.o-s in Mexico is drawn between him
~ The Republican candidate
~csrranzs, the obstinate one, will
,,. the United States 10 agree to a
.,,,,v involving all America that
,,rships and armies will not follow
citizens from one country going to
invest in another"
eWbo owns Mexico? II has beer
demonstrated that foreign interests
,v, tvo-thirds Of its entire wealth"
The mass of the people are not
moved BY this preparedness agitation.
The big state of Michigan, fair
sample Of the Northern tier, repudiat'
ed il by a big vote
Finds Seven Supporters.
These are a few Of the high spots
o. the second day of Senator La
Fore,,e's attack on increased military
srpropriations. At its conclusion his
amendment to the naval appropris-
ton bill providing that none Of the
ships authorized this year shall ever
be used TO collect debts of American
citizens or corporations in any other
country. was beaten by vote Of Al
TO The seven Senators who joined
Mr. La Toilette in voting for this
amendment were Messrs. Clapp,
Gronna. Kenyon and Norris. Republi-
cans. and Lane, MARITIME and Nardaman,
Democrats. News of General Car
rsnzas proposal for a general treaty
between the Latin-American coun-
tries. under which a citizen or cor
poration going from one TO invest
in another would assume all the risk
and abide by the conditions Of the
country to which he went. was a
surprise 70 most Senators, particular
~ the announcement that after some
OF the Latin-American countries had
ratified it Carranza proposed sub
hitting it 70 the administration here:
Under such an agreement, said
Senator La Toilette, "a man risks his
own life, perhaps, and his property
but he does not risk the lives and
property and peace Of his fellow citi'
zens at home"
Warns Mr.. Hughes.
Mr.. La Toilette served notice OF
Charles Z. Hughes that if he came cut
for Intervention to protect the lnveS
tors in Mexico he would be defeatee
al understand from the Senators
observations" said Senator Lewis
chat he approves of the policy Of
President Wilson in not entering upor
a course Of military Intervention II
Mexico under the circumstances ?"
81 do, Mr.. President" Responded
Senator La Toilette. 81 do most EN-
phatically. ! sincerely hope that tie
standard bearer of the Republican
party in this campaign will not fee
himself constrained and will not under
any circumstances take the position
that il is the duty Of this government
to put the flag Of the United State:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-07-21
RUNAWAY HORSES KILL
GIRL; INJURE SISTER
Crush Pair Against Stone Wall
in Hartford.

Hartford, Conn, July 2o,-Maria,
Ratio, nine years old, was killed. and
Ina, her sister. three years old, suffered
a fractured skull when they were
crushed against a wall by team Of
runaway horses here late to-day. The
horses swerved as they were rushing
down the street and ran upon the side
walk, where the little girls were stand
ing.
The driver. Michael J. Jennett. was
arrested on a charge of manslaughter.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-07-21
GLYNN FOR SENATEl MAYBE
Calls Report That He Is Out of Race
Little Premature"

Albany. July 20.-Ex-Governor Gl ynn
to.dav called a report circulated in
Now York City that he would not De
candidate for the United States Senate
~ SUGGESTION TO Senator James A.
o'Corman a little premature"
81 have not made up my mind he
said "what my attitude regarding the
Senatorial nomination will be-"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-07-21
GEN. BLISS FINDS
GUARD CONTENT
Monotony of Food Rem
edied and Baths for
Men Are Provided.
from ne Tribune Bureau J

Washington. July 2o.-The last com
plaints regarding the treatment az
forded the militia on the border arc
believed TO have been disposed OF
when the War Department. made pub
lie to-day General Bliss's report on
his inspection of the New YORK
cuardsmen. 1t merely confirmed ON
cially Yesterdays dispatches from
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-07-21
BELOW 1iTH ST.


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Fred Kraft. 80 Cortlandt st.
Columbia Graphophone Co,
So Chambers st.
Cowperthwait & Sons,
1913 Park Row
Greater New York Phono. Co,
SO Grand 81.
International Phono. Co.,
l0l Essex 81.
international Phono. Co.,
1876 +. Houston ST.
Union Talking Machine Co.
so Avenue b
Saul Birns. III Second Ave.
l4TH ST. TO 43D ST:
Hecht Bros. SO 10 81 W. 18th st.
Cort Sales Co.. $50 Sixth Ave.
+. q. Smith, Bradbury Pianos,
SD 81. & 5th Ave.
Terminal Theatre Ticket Co.,
Hudson Tube COncourse.
(33d 81. & Bdway)
Spear & Co, 22.26 W. 34th st.
Otto Wissner. Inc. SO L. 34th st.
Ilardmau. Peck & Co.,
433 Fifth Ave.
Aeolian Co, 20 ". 42d st.
Liegett's Drug Stores,
Grand Central Sta.
saith ST. and Bdway.
i3D ST. TO GOTH ST.:
s. Baumann & Co.
10th ST. & Sth Ave.
II. Saletan, 2I63 Broadway
Miller Bros, 726 Columbus Ave.
A. Shubkin, sO2 Third Ave.
Bloominsdale Bros.
Third Ave. & seth St
Sol. Lazarus. 2l6 +. seth st.
Ellen De Witt. 1897 Third Ave.
o. W. WuertE Co. 1918 Third Az.
Christman Sons, 753 9th Ave.
ABOVE seth ST:
Dvckman Grafonols Shop,
55l W 2O7th ST.
Daly & Cool. $50 W. 16Ist St.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-07-21

Dyckmsn Grafonols Shop,
55l ". 2O7th ST.
DAILY & Cool, $50 W. l6Ist St.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-10-18
PUSH THE WORK!

Upon oct. % the navy department will open bids
for the construction of the battleshps, scout
cruisers other recently authorized by
On Dec. bids will be opened for the giant battle
cruisers included the bill. Thus within sixty
days the work Of getting the huge building program
under way will be practically completed SO thorough
y have the people of the United States educated
the warship building proposition and well has
the naval board studied the question that the bids sub
mited will likely be within the prescribed limits and
the old time graft pretty well eliminated.
But it is be devoutly hoped that in awarding the
contracts the navy department will upon
sonable time limit for delivery of the vessels and
high penalty failure that the craft
will be completed strictly upon time OF the contracts
awarded for destroyers and other of the lesser
craft under appropriations. has
been completed time In fact, it would appear that
naval contractors make real effort do So but
habitually figure the small penalty they pay delay
into the first of the vessels.
If Uncle Sam is to need his vessels, the
chances are need them next few
years.
1t takes long enough build batteships when
there Of European orders to given pref
erence. once the contract IS nailed.
There should be unnecessary delay com
petion of the greater navy.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-10-18

the could save million dollars a day. said
Mr. Lee:
1T astonishing and more than a
coincidence that the railroad operating in
come for the fiscal year ended June so, 1915
almost exactly s3OS. 900 900 more than it
for the preceding year or about 81 .O0O.-
900 increase for each business day o. the year
the first year in which the railroad plant has
been utilized capacity Mr.. Brandeis
made his estimate"
Not all Of this increase OF be credited 10
roads have found their capacity handling traffic
much greater than they thought found it
feasible TO institute economies which they had consd
cred impossible He mentions the marvellous improve
ments being made in locomotive efficiency especially
through the of the "superhester." The Pennsyl-
vana railroad per coal bill last
year through this device and may much fifty
per this years 900 saved by
item. There is great economy in the longer trains Of
freight and in many other branches of railroad
activity
A million saved is a million earned. The belated en-
thusasm Of railroad for the gospel of eff
cheney for American business in general
would be excellent thing if every industry would
give thorough trial this principle meeting rising
expenses Sth the higher prices with greater
economy Of operation.
There may be more than persons have suspected
in Mr.. Brandeis' favorie dictum that our Industrial
society gain much hereafter from efficiency
as 1t has gained thus far from
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-10-18
IT'S A SOFT ANSWER. TOO.

Cheer up! They've found answer to What would
Hughes done?" 1t has taken time, research and
thought but they've found answer. After listening
speeches by Hughes, Fairbanks others contain
ing no sembance of answer, Editor Spreckels pro-
claims:
IF Mr.. Hughes had been president, the great
majority of these (foreign) problems would
have come up"
short, the Lustania would have been tor
and Mexican anarchy would buried itself
day quit presidency. Hughes said him
self at Louisville.
1t is some answer. You have 10 admire it for the
way it covers everything, without leaving solitary
pin hole for doubt to Dog-gone it! Hughes
would prevented that European war too Clearly
Col. Roosevelt played dirt in 1908, by making
take instead o Hughes.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-10-18
G. o. P. HUGHES TRYING TO HEDGE.

Indeed the republicans must be a frightened body
are frightened bodythe way they are now straddlins
the fence pleading sectionalsm afraid that they
may colored vote. along with the labor vote
which they plainly alienated
The plea of sectionasrn can have no other purpose
III this enlightened age. cinch, if possible the
vote of the coiored man. By appealing his old preu
dices: prejudice about the only ele-
ments of human nature that the republicans really
know how appeal is saying that there are
no brains n the republican party. There are. The
leaders intelligent but it takes intelligent
man to a good, hrst-class knave and the rank and
party. quite wise, beginning to observe
the navery and to resent it, The laboring counts
among these. and in consequence ne has thrown the
e. o. D. into despair.
Witness now. trimming his sails to the strong
labor breeze Mr. Hughes comes with a beated
announcement thai he is for the eght-hour day prn-
cple that his conversion not too openly
smack political acrobaucs ne again asserts his Oppo-
the Adamson BILL the grounds that it is not
an eight hour law in fact but wage
Was there ever SO hypocritcal argument present
ed 10 an intelligent people? What any eighthour day
law but a wage increase for the who elects to
work ten hours of eight? What is any eight
hour law but basis reckoning compensation for
legal day labor? The very of the service rem
ered by makes necessary for them often
work long hours for it impracticable for the rail-
roads always have relief crews points where the
regular crews eight hours would expire except
heavy expense Therefore, the regular called
upon To work overtime for the sole that it
dollar saving for the roads.
that any why their faithful should
be penalized?
The trainmen doubt. would much prefer to be re-
neyed they might enjoy of the relaxation and
rest recreation which fan the of the
worker They would surely be glad relieved after
eight hours continuous work And the one by
which the railroads can compelled provide for
such make it, by legislation their
tage properly speaking TO their disad-
vantage do So Does anyone believe that the rail-
any other OF the labor grinding corporations.
would relieve employe the end of eight hours
when they could require him work ten for the same
money? Not much,
The Adamson bill seeks find way by which rail-
road crews may be replaced at end OF eight
OF labor.
IS obvious that the prefer crews.
rather than faded ones. where the the and
that later, they will ind way plish
L., under the spur of the law The Adamson law
differs principle whit any other eight
hour-day law. In the OF their rights as work
ing the railroad employees shall be apart
from any other class Of laborers
Ait. Hughes. admitting the justice OF the eight
hour day declares just what Wilson does. The
only difference Mr.. Hughes is trying to play
beth ends against the middle Mr. Wilson is not. And
therein shown the fundamental difference in the
character of the two men,
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-10-18
RAILROAD ECONOMY.

Louis d. Braudeis has long been regarded by Ameri-
railroads as their enemy. Ivy L Lee formerly
staEt TO the president the Pennsylvania railroad
took occasion last week Atlantic City TO give him
ungrudging credit for his services.
Mr.. Brandeis has been a better friend OF the
railroads than either he they knew" said Mr. Lee
The speaker to night that the peoples
lawyer made against the proposed rate advances in
1910 when argued that the way TO meet increased
expenses not boy increasing rates but by introducing
more economical and efficient methods. Bran ieis
startled the country and aroused the scornfu hatred
Of hy DECLARING that by wise MANAGEMENT
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-10-18
LOOKS LIKE A PEACE PLAN.

Dr. Paul Rohrbach prominent German imperialist,
politician writer, comes in article the
Berlin Vorwarts and tells the central powers what they
81 insist" he says. that Germany, Austria Hungary,
Bulgaria and Turkey should form Central European
league to exercise complete control the Oar
daneues on the one and the on the
other. hold both England and Russia the
mercy OF Germany
Fine advice. But there serious objections
20 ne plan IS England an other Russia.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-10-18
HUGHES DIPLOMACY WOULD
HAVE MADE Us HUGE JOKE

Editor Of the News-Times:
If anything more were needed to
prove Mr.. Hughes total incapacity
for dealing with foreign affairs, his
remarks at Louisville on the Lusi-
tania incident furnish the evidence.
After having been assiduously
smoked out" on the subject for
months. his reply to the interroga-
ton from the Louisville. audience
cannot we'll be said 10 be a mortify-
ing slip of the tongue. 1t is fair, at
this time. to assume that the oracle
spoke after due investigation of the
facts"
Mr. Hughes. it will be noted. did
not say what he would have done
after the Lusitania was sunk He
did not dare speak his mind on that
subject He confines himself to what
he would have done before it was
sunk. BY making the distinction he
hopes to not offend the German
American vote
Mr.. Hughes said simply, in effect
this: After reading the advertise
ment in the newspapers warning pas
! sengers to keep off British boats
carrying munitions OF war, l would
have warned Germany that if she
sunk the Lusitania. l would sever
! diplomatic relations with her If
this had been done. firmly, unequiv
Ocally. the Lusitania would not have
| been sunk"
, If this is the best that the hind
| sight of Mr.. Hughes and his cam
paign managers can now offer what
! a striking spectacle of inaptitude"
/ il affords How our diplomatic ser
vice would have suffered in the eyes
of the world if Mr. Hughes preg-
nant imagination had been allowed
free rein at the time
II has been the practice now for q
| good many centuries for sovereign
nations 10 conduct negotiations with
one another through diplomatic
/ channels. 1t has not been custom
/ airy for one nation TO communicate
with another by printing an adver-
! tisement in the columns Of the news
papers.
Here was an advertisement with
out a sponsor. No one knew whether
II y d. genuine VI d llOdA- true. ll
was signed German Embassy" but
anyone could have SO signed il. From
the German Embassy OF the German
government no notice had come %
our state department that Germany
intended 20 blow up vessels carry
ing munitions of war without pro-
yiding for the safety Of passengers
To have acted on such an advertise
ment 70 have assumed that IL was
an expression OF the German govern
ment that II Intended 20 violate the
law of nations and 10 have cabled
Berlin not 10 blow Up the Lusitania
would have been the gravest sort of
an insult from one nation TO the
other Suppose after such a cable
had been sent. nothing had happen
ed suppose Germany had replied
I Whenever you wish TO know the
position of this government. please
he so kind as 10 read the notes We
! eiNe Mt Bernstor1 rather than
newspaper advertisements what
a humiliaung spectacle We would
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-10-18
\. PIPPIN MAKES REPLY

Ed. VI. P
1 notice my recent letter 10 you
anent collaborating on the Pot
caused considerable turmoil in your
soul-if you can boast of one. Be
fore going any further l will rest
your aforesaid soul regarding my
sex. I am a woman. You may not
believe il if you see me, but it is
not my fault. Also let me warn you,
you young upstart, that ] am a large
woman. 1 am built along masculine
lines. / was raised on a farm on SOW
belly and corn mush. You may not
know that 1 ate it three times a
day Between times I drove a team
of mules in various occupations
about the farm. ! helped my Old
man WELD a cross cut saw and could
bear down on it as hard as the next
one.
/ should say that l have driven
that team of mules l mentioned at
least 5000 miles, ploughing, plOw-
ing corn, hauling cord wood. and
hogs. ditching. road work, etc. I
finally killed one of them one day
in a blowing match I had with a
farmer who was a neighbOr of ours
but moved soon after that.
SO you see have considerable eX-
perience along worldly lines and
know the ropes. Although l spent
the greater part of my time behind
that pair of mules / maintain ]
could yet show you a fast time.
Young man. l am strong. 1 think =
could make you go some. Anytime
you want to try me let me know.
Now that you know my sex let
me return to my text.
You no doubt marvel how one
brought up with a team of mules
could ever acquire any literary tai
ent. 1 admit il myself that it is one
OF life's mysteries.
Young man, I have pitched hay
underneath a blazing sun until men
all about me dropped. / have pitch
ed wheat bundles for seven weeks
straight while the temperature
lowered about the 81 mark I have
cut cord wood when a blizzard swept
across the fields at a 60 mile gait
Manual labor of any kind never
feazed me. / could hunt and fish with
the best man in the neighborhoOd.
/ have tramped as high as 40 miles
in a day for rabbits. have crawled
a mile on my stomach through a
marsh in an endeavor to get within
shooting distance of a flock of wild
geese Yessir, young man, don't get
funny with me. I am some woman.
If anything in the stone age had it
on me l would like TO read about it..
TrOt out your Agrippa, your Molly
Pitcher. your Borgia and your Cleo
patra. I'll match pennies with any
of them.
So don't fear for me if you ever
should happen TO be so fortunate as
10 take a wife that ] might be in
jured if she discovered that l am
found in one of your dark pages.
I'll take care of myself and her too.
All I would ask is lead me to her. "
am sorry. young man. that l
cannot write more at this time re-
garding contributing 10 the Pot.
But duty calls me. The furniture
man just brought our new furnace
which I must set Up this afternoon.
II YOU still care to collaborate with
me let me know. 7 am.
A PIPPI\
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-10-18

with Wilson.
Wilson h a s
" on victories
by diplomacy
that are far
more import
ant 20 mankind
than any vic
tories that We
could have 2 on
by war.
They say VIII
son has blum
dered- Perhaps
he has. But ]
notice that he
usually blum
ders forward
Mr.. Wilson
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-10-18

American meetings of that charac-
ter"
There was no campaign on then.
no campaign in sight. and the itch
for office and republican control
was not at a height that subdues
honor and dethrOnes reason. as il
does today. That is the difference
and down in their heart of hearts.
every honest republican feels. and
must feel, practically as Mr. Root
did on this occasion. as Charles War
rem Fairbanks did at Indianapolis.
Aug. u. 1912. when he Endorsed the
presidents Mexican policy and as
Joseph II. Choate did in writing for
the Review OF Reviews IA January.
1915.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-10-18
WE. TOO. WRITE \ LII NOTE


\. Pippin. S. w. (Meaning Super
Woman).
After digesting. your caustic but
rather crude epistolary attempt and
deciding that although your physi-
cal propensities maysbe truly won
derful. your mental erudition must,
10 say the least, be rapturOusly re-
oondite. we have determined to
suspend. PRO tenn, the rule regarding
feminine collaboration in view Of
the obvious fact that your mascu-
Unity so far overshadOws your eff
feminacy.
You are then 10 be a collabora-
tor. or as Webster defines il, a
''coworker." And when the term is
applied TO you. we presume that the
accent should be placed on the first
syllable
Because OF the rapid increase in
the cost OF white paper, we would
suggest that you shorten your
communications. in fact, our appre-
citation would be commensurate with
their abbreviatiOn.
Should you encounter difficulty
in getting yourself into a humorous
90 frame 81 mind. we suggest that
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-10-18
OCTOBER f8, 1910.
JUST A REQUEST.

It is true thats earlier the Pres't Wilson re-
quested Great Britain recall her fleet Of cruisers
farther from trade lines close to American harbors.
Great Britain complied, although she had a perfect
right refuse
Prest Wilson can make the same request as TO
German submarines and if Germany refuses to comply.
there's an end Of il.
FIocks OF war boats any trade waters are a
nuisance but there lot Of international nuisances
for the abatement OF which adequate law.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-10-18
THE MELTING POT
Conducted by Stuart H. Carroll
POST NIDRTINI.


The doctors often take extremely positions.
disagree has always
the patients malady is
other that a of
Could make the true, inai3le diagnosis
PerceiVing 5 Of elep
when the worthy victim TO Ids
medical inquirers q ecison
Examining portents OF his vals
They interviews trecital
o how at his finale
Becaus its trolley,
Post mort a fertile and productive
Fora he individual Or
thing which slipped the
Was some obscure, insidious unsupported trouble
So GU maladies
We what with but friends earn
hereafter.
b. b
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-10-18

putting up cheap hotels, doing without clothes
giving have of time and effort, without
recompense to elect Mr.. Hughes" MARBLES Miss Helen
Todd representing the women's Congressional union.
at Los Angeles And sadder still is fact that if
they succeed. put business in the saddle
more they will have TO keep on doing it indefinitely
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-10-18
The Public Pulse

Communications for this column
may be signed anonymously but must
be acc0uaSanied by the name OF the
writer 10 insure good faith. No NJ
spoAsibihty for facts or sentiments
expressed wifi be assumed Honest
discussion OF pub1ic questions Is In
vitRd. but with the 2 ght reserved to
eliminate vicious and Objectionable
natter. The column 10 free. But, be
reasonable.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-10-18

have presented Then indeed would
our diplomacy have been the laugh
ing stock of the world,
There was "A time when the writer
wished 10 live in New York so as TO
be able TO vote for AIr. Hughes He
is now glad that he lives any'S here
in the United States where ne can
vote against him
GROTICS.