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New-York tribune., 1916-07-17
Merchants Association
Organizes a Quarter
master Reserve.
WAR DEPARTMENT
APPROVES PLAN
Men Disqualified by Age Tor
Field Service Best Fitted
for Other Work.

A auartermaster reserve corps mace
up of hard-headed and experienced
New York business men, is being or
panized by the Merchants Association
of New York. The plan has the ap-
nroval Of the War Department at
Washington.
Young men are needed for active
campaign service, the statement OF the
association asserts, but old heads are
needed in the Quartermaster Depart
ment to see that the young men nave
three square meals day, two hundred
rounds of ammunition and their sum-
mer underwear at hand when the
drive" is toward the tropics. Inc
wears that have disabled men for heio
service have fitted them for the quar-
termaster service.
"The ouartermaster service is pc
culjarlv the work OF mature men,
reads the communication OF the asso-
citation to the War Department, as tne
field service. with its great physicai
strain. is the work of the young men
Patriotic. with every fine impulse 70
do the duty that calls. such men are
specifically equipped in various lines OF
business experience by the same lapse
Of time that has disqualified them lot
the fighting line.
"Consider who will do such work IL
IL he not done by these experienced
business men. Either young officers VIII
be withdrawn from the line or mex
perienced civilians will be called upon;
or. worst Of all. these important posi-
tions will be the pawn of politicians
As measure of what is involved, we
may recall the camp tragedies OF 1893
Trade bodies sucn as ours are SO
suited to the task OF representing such
a eroup Of reserve officers OF the quar-
termaster corps that this opportunity
Of service to the nation seems 10 us
the call of patriotic duty. In our mem
bership and in our active committees
we have the most capable men OF ousl-
ness Of every line. needing only ar
rangement Of duties to meet with ex-
cellent administration the needs OF
headquarters service"
Landreth H. King proposed the plan
TO the Merchants Association. The en-
gineering societies of the country nave
organized a Joint national committee
looking to the organization OF an en-
gineers' reserve corps, which will in
clude the quartermaster corps. The
Merchants Associations plan purposes
that the association and similar or |
shall present candidates for
as members of this corps. |
The Merchants Association repeats
in to-day's issue of Greater New
York" it's resolution indorsing the pay |
ment of wages of employees engaged in |
active military service, and that upon !
the termination of the service the en-
ployes be reinstated in their former
positions.
New-York tribune., 1916-07-17
100 VISIT BOYS
AT PLUM ISLAND
Camp Gay with Sport
Clothes Of Girls and
Merrymaking.

Camp Washington, Fort Terry. n. Y,
July 16. More than l.200 visitors
passes were issued to-day at headqusr-
ters Of the boys military training camp
on Plum Island. The island, iive-mllea
strip Of land. was gay with color ana
merrymakinC throughout the day. A
cloudless sky and whipping sea breeze
Special boats from Greenport and
New London began bringing loads OF
visitors mostly girls and their
mothers and the boys mothers early
in the morning. and by the time the
regular afternoon swim was due the
camp and beach were swarming with
lads in bathing trunks and lassies in
brilliant sport clothes. Before and
after the swim the Fort Terry band
gave concerts.
A combined church service was held
this morning outdoors or, rather,
tents on the parade grounds. All the
cadets were present, while Father
Frederick Still, Of the Kent School,
conducted the services. Music was pro-
vided by officers and men of the post,
Prior to this service denominational
communion services were celebrated.
The Rev. G. B. Qgilby, of Bagenlo,
Philippine Islands, has accepted the
position Of camp chaplain and will CO.
operate with the Y. NJ. {. A.
Democracy reigns. Society lads from.
New York and Newport crawl into tents
alongside of boys from trade schools,
and wealthy youngsters from private,
schools are sharing mess with farmers
sons. Lieutenant Samuel Frothlng--
ham, of Lenox, Mass, in command OF
1.
camp Of ten working boys from Lenox.
A spirited track meet was won yes
terday by the athletes Of Company G.
Winners in events were: 100-yard dash,
Marks, of Townsend Harris High
School; shot-put, Sedgwick, of Groton;
high jump. Ivans, of Andover; broad
iump. Garrett. Of Hartford High School.
New-York tribune., 1916-07-17
BASEBALL NOW POPULAR
IN SOUTH AMERICA

That the American national game of
baseball IS becoming popular in South
America is vouched for in the report
Of a game played in the middle Of
June at Rio Chico. Venezuela. The
opposing teams were a native nine of
Rio Chilean players and an American
team made up from the crew of the
steamship Alpha. which had been pur-
chased from a Philadelphia concern by
a wealthy Venezuelan.
When the Philadelphia crew deliv-
cred the vessel at the port of Carenero
thev were invited TO a celebration in
their honor at Rio Chico. which in
cluded a baseball game. The native
team wore regular baseball uniforms
surmounted by red sashes, while the
visiting Americans had 20 don overalls,
which were bit heavy in the tropic
heat.
The Rio Chicsns proved TO be very
fast base runners and took the lead in
the early innings. but as the game
progressed the visitors easily out
played their opponents. who ceased
playing at the beginning Of the lucky
seventh and acknowledged defeat by
the score OF Il to in favor Of the
Yankees.
New-York tribune., 1916-07-17

bill. hut II an effort Is made TO approve
the House bill just as it stands, ne.
termned effort will be made by group
of minority Senators, headed by Lodge
and Lippitt, to talk the measure 10
death. They will insist that the Rouse
bill. being an entirely different neas
ure from that passed by the senate,
should be discussed ut some lengtn, AS
no consideration so far has been gwen
it's provisions by the Upper House.
New-York tribune., 1916-07-17
Jersey Guards Busy.

Health Commissioner Emerson spoke
Yesterday at a meeting of Long Island
physicians at Riverhead. He returned
to New York last night.
Offices of the New York and New
Jersey State Health departments were
closed yesterday and figures IS to the
spread of the paralysis epidemic in
cities and towns where the disease has
gained a foothold were incomplete.
Five new cases were found in Newark.
where the Office of the Board of Health
was kept open all day.
More than sixty cases have been re-
ported from that city since the cpl
demic began. Two cases were discoy-
cred in one house in Hartsdale, n. T.,
Yesterday. One of the victims is a
three -year-old girl whose home is in
Brooklyn.
A health defence guard has been or
ganized in Greenwich, Conn, to coop
crate with the Board of Health in keep
ing paralysis from the town. Records
will be kept Of the arrival of persons
from New York and Brooklyn.
New-York tribune., 1916-07-17
Missionary Dead in Persia.

The Rev. DR.. Samuel G. Wilson, si,s'
thirty-six years as a missionary 7
Persia, is dead at Tabriz, Persis, q
cording TO a cable message receive.
yesterday by the Presbyterian BosI'
of Foreign Missions. Or. Wilson's wi.'
and children are in America.
New-York tribune., 1916-07-17
FOUR.FOOT FALL KILLS;
5.STORY ONE DOES NOT
Woman Dies on Porch Steps
Clothes Lines Save Boy.

A woman fell four feet yesterday and
was killed instantly, while a boy fell
from the top of five story building
and is alive.
Mrs. Emily Jones. Of 209 Dickie
New-York tribune., 1916-07-17
SENATORS RUSH
TO END SESSION
Democrats to Speed Pas
sage of Big National
Defence Measures.
| SHIPPING BILL
NEXT IN ORDER
Congress Leaders Determined to
Finish Work at Capitol
by August 20.

Washington. July 16.-Senate Demo
Gratis having resolved on an adjourn
ment of. Congress by August 20. if
possible. work of speeding up the ur-
gent legislative programme outlined
by the party caucus last night will
begin in earnest tomorrow.
When consideration on the naval ap-
preparation bill is resumed Democratic
leaders will seek to hold Republicans
10 their pledge Of cooperation, and will
urge their colleagues to limit debate.
The big building programme probably
will he disposed of in two or three
days. Calculations made a few days
ago were that its passage would re-
ouire two or three weeks.
Following the naval bill will come
the army appropriation measure. car
rving approximately $4,000, 900. Lead
crs estimate that both Of these ma
tional defence bills can be sent to
conference bv the end Of the week.
The Senate then will be ready TO take
up the shipping bill. which promises
to develop the only serious opposi-
ton confronting any Of the legisla-
ton on the Administrations impera-
tive programme.
Worthy Bills Go Over.
"If we adhere to the action of last
nights Democratic caucus" said the
majority leader. Senator Kern. to-day.
Il can see no reason WIZ adjourn
ment cannot be taken by August 10.
OF course. there is much worthy legis-
lation entitled 10 careful consideration
if time permitted. but it manifestly is
impossible to dispose of all of 1t If
there is to be an adjournment in time
for the national political campaign.
"Such measures as the child labor
and immigration bills. flood control.
vocational education bills. the woman
suffrage amendment and other meas
ures on the calendar were worthy Of
but the caucus deter
mined that other matters were Of more
urgent Importance and that these
should 60 over until the winter session.
with an understanding that they would
be taken up as soon as possible after
Congress meets in December"
The Democratic steering committee
will meet early this week and probably
,r1n
ing consideration in the order named
of appropriations. shipping. revenue.
wOrkmcn's compensation. corrupt prac
tees. Philippine self-gOvernment. Civil
War and Spanish War pensions and
Interstate Commerce Commission en-
largement bills. All of these have
passed the House.
Wilson for Compensation Bill.
The Federal workmen's compensation
bill. it was reported to-day, is 70 be
given precedence over the child labor
and immigration bills, because Of the
keen interest President Wilson has
taken in it. Last nights caucus was
informed that the President had ur
gently requested its passage before ad-
iournment.
While the Senate is finishing its
the House will remain in
practical inaction. Beginning on Tues
day. no legislation of disputed char
acter will be taken up, and if confer
once reports containing controversial.
points are to be acted on, sufficient
notice will be given to absentees. Hur-
dreds Of Representatives are leaving
the capital.
New-York tribune., 1916-07-17
Mother and Three Chill
dren Believed Victims
of an Incendiary.
ARREST ASKED FOR
BY FIRE MARSHALL
Father of Little Victims, Badly
Burned, Escapes from
the Hospital.

Mrs. Ida Miller and her three little
daughters we're burned TO death early
Yesterday in a fire. believed to have
been incendiary, which swept the four
story apartment house at l64 Fifth
Avenue. Brooklyn.
Robert Miller. father Of the children,
was taken to the Methodist Hospital in
A critical condition. suffering from
burns and inhalation Of smoke Dis
tracted by the news that his wife and
daughters had perished IN the hames,
he eluded his nurses last evening
dashed from the hospital and disap-
peared.
Investigation Is Started.
Before the flames were under con-
troll. Fire Marshal Brophy had com
menced an investigation, because OF
the knowledge that within few blocks
Of the Fifth Avenue house another sus-
ricious fire had occurred an hour
earlier. He examined a dozen wit
nesses in his Office yesterday alter
noon, and late last night declared ms
positive conviction that the hre had
been deliberately started. lie had IN
structed the police, ne sald, 10 aIftsI
a Young man who had been frequently
seen in the neighborhood Of a Brooklyn
Hook and Ladder station.
The fire started in the basement OF
the Fifth Avenue house, and quickly
ate 20 the Miller apartment on the
fourth floor Evidence Of the unsuc-
cessful dash for safety made by Mrs.
Miller and her daughters was seen IN
the position in which the bodies were
found.
All Huddled Together.
All we're huddled beneath the win
dow opening onto the fire escape. Mrs;
Miller was fIrthest from the exit, ana
between her and the wall lay Ethel
seven years old; Essie, five, and Flea
nor. two.
Miller's unconscious form was found
in another room. Peter Nelson,
guest in the Miller home, was over
come in an attempt 20 rescue his host,
and is also in the Methodist Hospital.
At least a score of persons we're
asleep in the house when the blaze
started. The fire early cut of exit by
the stairway, and most of the residents
were either carried down ladders or
dropped into life nets. Two United
States sailors, who refused to give
their names. assisted several women to
the street before the police and fire.
men arrived.
New-York tribune., 1916-07-17
ARGENTINA HAS AIR RACE
South American Army Aviators in 6i5
Mile Contest.

Buenos Ayres. July 16.-An interna-
tional military aeroplane race between
Buenos Ayres and Mendoza, a distance
of 645 miles, was started from here to-
day in the presence of DR.. de la Plaza,
President of Argentina.
Army officers of several Of the South
American countries are taking part in
the FIGHT
New-York tribune., 1916-07-17

I would lead to the further spread OF
I the epidemic would be allowed to take
place in the church. II would he
| sufficient. they declared. for mothers
| Of children i'll with paralysis TO KISS
| the relics.
Plague at Beach.
Physicians and nurses OF the Health
| Department were busy all day yester-
| day in the infected districts. Thirty
eight doctors. engaged in diagnosis
work. left .he Brooklyn Offices of the
| department in the morning to inves-
| tigate the suspected cases reported
over night. There were ninety-one OF
these, and many more were reported
| during the day. Fifteen nurses were
at work in the infected districts. Daily
/ additions are being made to the de-
partment's staff
One case. in which paralysis had set
in, was reported to the department yes
terday from Broad Channel, near
Rockaway Beach. The case will be
taken to-day TO one of the isolation hos
pitals by a Health Department boat.
Broad Channel is inaccessible to auto
mobiles or other vehicles. and the pa
tient cannot. without dsnf(r Of trans
hitting the disease, be carried on
train.
Surgeons Of the United States Public
Health Service had planned to begin
this morning AT all the railway ter
minas the examination of children
leaving the city, but late last night Or.
Charles +. Banks, senior surgeon of
the service. and in charge of the work,
said that he was still awaiting neces-
sary orders from the Office of the Sur
geon General in Washington. Until the
orders are received the medical exam
nations cannot be begun.
Research Work Progresses.
DR.. c. II. Lavinder, Of the service,
who will direct the laboratory research
investigation into the ways IN which
the infantle paralysis germ Is car
ried, was at work in the Ellis Island
laboratory yesterday. With five other
Federal surgeons, he is studying the
progress of the present epidemic, with
view TO determining, if possible, the
lines along which it spread from one
district to another.
DR.. Alvah II. Doty, former Health
Officer of the Port. who will super
wise the work of keeping track of per
sons who have been in contact with
paralysis patients, for which the Rock
efeller Foundation gave $4,000, will
confer with Health Commissioner En-
erson this morning. DR.. poty has been
assured by committee, of which
Mayor Mitchell is chairman, that he
can have the services of all the ply
sicians. nurses. inspectors and clerks
he may need. The work will be begun
at once.
George ". Perkins. president Of the
New York Commission of the Palisades
Interstate Park, learned yesterday that
New Jersey authorities had barred
New York city children from the sec
tion of the park within that state. Mr..
Perkins said he believed children would
be much better off in the park than in
the streets, and that he would do
everything possible to have the park
reonened 70 tho children
New-York tribune., 1916-07-17

would lead to the further spread OF
the epidemic would be allowed to take
place in the church. II would he
sufficient, they declared, for mothers
Of children i'll with paralysis TO kiss
the relics.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1916-07-27
cHAs. n. LESTER.
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CONTINUED from Page u
power, about half of his time, unless
he has oceans of it to spare and is
willing to incur the expense of re-
manning there. is taken up on the
road, whereas if he were enabled to
travel by automobile he could devote
the greater proportion Of his time to
viewing the things that he went to
see. There is a movement on foot
now to substitute the automobile for
the present means of transportation
in the park"
MI. Testers present journey began
at I'll Paso. westward to the coast
following up the coast through San
Francisco and Portland to Vancouver
British Columbia, thence along the
Columbia river and eastwood through
idaho, Montana and the Dakotas.
In his swing around the circle, by
the time he reaches home again, he
will have visited practically all the
principal parts of the United States
and will have passed through nearly
half the states of the union.
.=rSHr| LaHLhA
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1916-07-27
Rust Has Wrought
Damage in the Fields

pEEEz4& NH3aEE
G. W. Huntington, vice president Of
the NJ. & st. T., with a party of of
icials Of the road, including Traffic
Manager w II. Townsend, Chief En-
gineer R. g. Kennedy, and Superin.
tendent c. P. Stemble, was in the
city q few days ago., enroute to lie.
Beau.
The party stopped in Watertown a
brief time, and was visited by Mayor
A. 7. Hopkins, Railroad Surgeon r
F. Campbell, Attorney Geo. w. Case
and others. The railroad ofhcials
also paid a visit to the Country Cluh
MI. Huntington was quoted BY 4
local newspaper as declaring that he
had investigated numerous reports
GO ncerning the existence Of blacl
rust and that not in a single instance
had the inspection shown that an,
damage whatever had been done.
The fact remains, however, tina
rust has wrought considerable dam
age "a localities in various parts 8
South Dakota, a~ccording to the lie
ports Of the farmers. Even III III,
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1916-07-27

what goes into the Record is never
spoken or read in either house or sen
ate. But generally leaye-to-print
speeches are so phrased as to indicate
that they actually were delivered.
These campaign matters are placed
in the Congressional Record because
that makes them frankable. More
than 10000, 900 franks were used by
senators and representatives in 1915.
This year with congressional and ma
tional campaigns. no one can esti-
mate the extent to which the frank
ing privilege will be abused. The
people should understand that the
cost OF mailing ali these campaign
documents is only a part of their di.
rect financial interest in the ~feyerish
politics OF congress. The government
not only pays for the mailing but also
furnishes the clerical force to fold
and insert the speeches" in envel-
opes. And the public pays also for
the envelopes.
All this adds to u cost of handling
the mails and people are asked to
pay two cents postage on a letter il
this city that is dropped in the post.
office, the stamp Cancelled and then
the letter placed in the box of a coun-
try resident or a letter delivered at
the window. The old parties need re-
forming and unless they do it in their
own ranks the country will some day
witness a socialist control that may
not be well cultivated. It is time for
Il square deal between congress and
the people and an end to fraud.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1916-07-27
FOOD PRICES SOARING.
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10 the goods as sugar, petrol and al
cohol, etc, imported from Europe,
we have taken other measures. The
government brings them over here
and distributes them TO the people
directly for the cheap prices. We
brought from Austria $50 wagons of
sugar and began to sell it to the peo-
pie at the price of o plaster per oke;
h same way is followed by the mu.
nicipality for petroleum.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1916-07-27
How Our Congress
men Impress Us With
Their Great Wisdom
Many of the Printed Addresses Never
Delivered in the Halls of
Congress.

This country is governed by con,
gress and a president, and congress
is suppoed to be a real true intitu.
ton. AS a matter of fact that body
| perpetrates a whole lot Of fraud on
the people openly and above board in
its record which goes u among
the people printed on fine paper, pur
porting to be the proceedings Of our
law-making people.
The public supposes at least the
politicians expect the public to sup
pose, that a speech in congress bears
a legitimate and influential relation
to Legislation. Quite the contrary is
true. Speeches rarely shape legisla-
ton. Instead Of being the result of
deliberation, a legislative act of con,
gress is much more often the cause of
Observation-Disclosures and through the
questionable medium of the ~leaye-to-
print privilege.
For example, on June 10 the house
passed Il. r. l17O7, the Ashbrook
widows pension bill. This was done
without a roll call and without de,
bate. All the "deliberation'' came
afterwards.
After the measure had been passed.
when discussion could no longer con.
tribute in any way to it's character,
Ashbrook made the usual request:
Mr.. Speaker, l ask unanimous
consent that all members have five
Legislative days in which to extend
remarks in the RECORD on this bill
There was no objection
Whereupon, q score of congressman
responded with unspoken speeches
which is the usual thing. Think oil
what this means: the deliberation, il
it nay be degniied by that name, is
the result and not even in the remot
est way, the cause of the Legislation
to which it has reference.
In his leave-to-print speech, Barn
hart said four days after the bill
had passed; Pass this bill and be
just to those who are already ths
victims OF wars cruel hard.hips anC
thereby assure those OF the future
that they shall not suffer neglect.
delivering said" in mis- extended
remarks" "Mr, Speaker, coming nov
to the immediate bill before the hous.
!" when the bill had been passes
for days.
Speaking" through the sans
leave-to-print medium, DAYS after i
had been done, Shouse ssidr. lie
us, therefore pass this bill, rot as par
tisans but as patriots-perforrnEng al
act OF simple justice in which VI
should all rejoice
An unbelievable proportion of mat
ter appearing in the C~ongressiona
Record is Of this character. 1t ha:
been estimated that probably half o
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1916-07-27

ELISHA LEE, Chairman.
p. B. ALBRIGHT, Cen'rManagsy,
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad.
Z ". BALDWIN, Cent Manager,
Central Of Georgia Railway.
c. L. BARDO, GenT Manager,
New York. New Haven q Hartford Railroad.
Z. a. cOAPMAN, Yies-Presidssi.
Southern Railway.
3. q. COTTER, Coal Manager,
Wabash Railway.
z. Z. CROWLEY, Asst Eics- Presfdens,
New York Central Railroad.
6. b. EMERSON. Cent Manager,
Great Northern Railway.
c. Il. EWING, CENT Manager,
Philadelphia & Reading Railway.
&. ". CRICE, Ass. to President,
Chesapeake 4 Ohio Railway.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1916-07-27

northwestern portion of Codingtn
county, through which the M. & st.
Z. extends, damage has resulted from
the presence of rust, although not all
the fields, especially those of the
macaroni, have been affected. In a
few cases the wheat crop has been
badly damaged. but this applies more
especially to blue stem, for macaroni
is=not reported to have been seriously
AFFECTED.
The full extent Of the damage is
only .conjectural at this stage Of har-
yesting, but as a general thing dam
ages to crops r quite apt to be
overestimated IN the early reports.
But that the average yield will be
reduced because OF the rust is admit
ted by practically all the farmers
with whom one may inquire.
Wife: 7 must send these shoes
back.
Hubby: 'Whatss the matter, dons
they At you?
Wife: yes, perfectly. but / or
defed 9 size smallers-Judge.
Women are taking up the vices
that men have discarded. lays !
New Yo-k preacher, who fails to Iist
the vices that men have discarded
Minneapolis Tribune.